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In an increasingly competitive market, airlines are looking closer to home to help stand out on the international stage.

Today's podcast looks at Skift Research's latest mega-report on the state of travel, the marketing battles of Expedia and Booking Holdings, and new goals for Nashville.

CBRE has lowered its U.S. hotel performance forecast for 2024 due to weakening leisure travel and corporate profits but still expects RevPAR growth driven by international tourism and election-related events.

If this deals truly helps Despegar better focus on its core services — selling travel — then it would seem to make sense. In the process, Despegar gets leaner.

Nashville’s ambition to host mega events shows it wants to be a major player. But while the city’s rebranding is attracting more diverse visitors, the real challenge lies in breaking free from its roots.

Consumers hate junk fees and lawmakers have been slowly cracking down. But businesses are still pushing back.

The Skift Meetings Awards are once again celebrating the business events industry’s most respected and innovative suppliers. Discover the final results and meet the 2024 winners.

In 2023, Booking and Expedia spent a combined $13 billion on marketing, with Booking demonstrating better efficiency and global reach. While both still invest heavily in Google, they're shifting towards alternative marketing strategies like price discounting and B2B channels.

Our biggest report of the year with 350+ insights. Understand the consumer, business, and investment trends defining the state of travel in 2024. Our goal was to create a chart for any major travel question you may have.

Our State of Travel report is designed to be your reference handbook to navigating the complex world of travel in 2024. We have put together 350+ insights with the hope to have a chart for almost any topic.

There's a lot of opportunity for strategic growth investment in travel tech, and Blackstone wants to jump in.

Carrie Tharp, vice president of strategic industries for Google Cloud, said in April to expect a lot more AI projects in travel. Here's another.