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In today's pod we look at travel talent and AI, New York City's climate challenges, and Uber's female-friendly update.

It’s not every day that the cap table of a hospitality tech startup reads like a Bollywood afterparty guest list. But Oyo seems to be pulling that off. If the company ever does IPO, red carpets at the listing ceremony won’t be metaphorical.

AI is transforming travel tech, but to truly benefit, hotels need to modernize their payment systems.

In a city where hotel taxes are among the highest in the nation, Chicago’s tourism leaders say a 1.5% surcharge is the only way to stay in the game.

Corporate America is no longer traveling just because it can. With tariffs and budget pressures mounting, domestic business travel is now being scrutinized trip by trip, and there’s no guarantee it will come back in full.

Flight delays. Unexpected weather. Renovation snags. The list of things that can go wrong at a meeting is a long and winding one.

Avelo said leaving Burbank was unrelated to its controversial contract with ICE. Backlash against the contract nor the contract itself has impacted Avelo’s business, the carrier said.

Air India is trying to regain its footing after a major crisis. But this is still a period of uncertainty for the airline and its partners.

AI won’t replace frontline travel roles, but by supercharging developer productivity, it’s reshaping how the entire industry hires, innovates, and grows.

Ireland's largest hotel operator, Dalata, is exiting the public markets. The deal has a good chance of introducing Scandic Hotels to the UK and Ireland markets as manager of most of the hotels.

At the Skift Data and AI Summit in New York City in June 2025, leaders across the travel, tech, and marketing sectors explored the state of AI with nuance and…

RateGain’s Bhanu Chopra believes India’s time has come — not just to serve global travel, but to lead it.