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Live-event organizers have learned high earners will pay almost anything for "the experience." FIFA is the latest to cash in.

CSM, CVB, DMC. Beginner planners face an alphabet soup of acronyms. These 25 terms will get you off to a strong start — and there are hundreds more where they came from.

On Monday’s Good Morning Hospitality, A Skift Podcast, Wil Slickers, Michael Goldin, Brandreth Canaley, and Jamie Lane break down what Airbnb’s latest product and earnings commentary reveal about the future…

The industry keeps celebrating its ability to bounce back. That may be the problem.

Canadians ticked back across the border in April, but they're still booking almost everywhere but the U.S.

IHCL survived the Iran war with its record run intact, but the episode was a sharp reminder that even India's biggest hotel company can't fully insulate itself from a war it has nothing to do with.

Amadeus didn’t answer Sabre’s monopoly accusations so much as argue the battlefield has moved on. That may be strategically useful, but it won’t make the questions disappear.

We surveyed over 1,000 people across the travel industry. Founders, heads of commercial, product leads, the people who either approve event budgets or end up defending them later.

Egypt’s hotel pipeline looks extraordinary on paper — the real story is whether financing, construction, and demand can keep pace with ambition.

By combining Emerald and Questex, the private equity firm will create a company with more than 160 events across North America. The deal underscores growing confidence in live events, but Apollo will need to prove that bigger truly means better for exhibitors and attendees.

Generative AI platforms now shape travel shortlists at the inspiration stage. With 94% of hotels invisible in AI search results, only a narrow set makes it into consideration. Brands not present in the media sources informing these tools risk being filtered out before booking even begins.

Repeated delays, many outside its control, have kept Riyadh Air as a glamorous brand rather than a working airline. The U.S. permit filing is a tangible step toward actually getting into the skies.