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Marriott is looking to tap AI to reinvent itself as a travel retailer, letting customers create bespoke experiences much the way they do today when booking an airline ticket.

As president of the world’s largest international airline, Sir Tim’s comments on a series of hot topics carry extra relevance and cut through. 

While Oyo's global expansion plans had been on pause mode during Covid, the hospitality company now seems to be diversifying its geographic footprint.

From AI assistants promising to revolutionize event planning to strategic partnerships enhancing attendee analytics—there is plenty of fresh, impactful event tech news to explore.

It takes a minimum of 849 days to get a visitor visa interview appointment in Mexico City. In Bogota, it’s 640 days. Mumbai, 499 days. These delays are impacting the events industry.

Today's podcast looks at Wyndham's global ambitions, Spirit Air's departing CFO, and Accor's expansion across India.

Riyadh Air and Singapore Airlines' new collaboration is likely one of many to come.

Indian travelers are combining their love for sports with increased spending power to experience major sporting events live. To better understand the trend in sports tourism, Skift reached out to online travel companies - here's what they're seeing.

Execs at the major hotel groups have a broadly upbeat outlook as they turn to AI to offset staffing shortages and enhance the guest experience.

CEO Geoffrey Ballotti has Wyndham going places - 95 countries, to be exact. The hotel giant, known for its budget-friendly digs, is breaking out of its economy shell to make moves in the upscale market, such as with newest brand HQ.

Saudi Arabia’s tourism plans are nothing if not bold. In the latest season of this limited-series podcast, Skift explores how innovative ideas in design, experience, and sustainability are shaping the Kingdom’s development.

Lifestyle hotels are making up a bigger part of the development pipeline - one way to bring in higher daily rates.