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The global air travel demand is within sight of a full recovery but, with many corporate travelers still not back, will we see another plateau this fall?

Is Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky hinting at long-term rentals when he said to expect what could be “the biggest update to Airbnb ever?” 

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi thinks Uber's next phase of growth will come from scaling and product innovation. Hint: Uber Teens and Uber Freight?

Hilton President and CEO Chris Nassetta said a lot on the Skift Global Forum stage. Most notably, he advocated for U.S. lawmakers to compel third-party distributors to display resort fee and other junk fees upfront on a consumer's first search.

The Dallas Short-Term Rental Alliance filed a lawsuit against the city, alleging that recently enacted regulations prohibiting short-term rentals in single-family neighborhoods violate constitutional and property rights.

Thailand government’s decision to implement a five-month visa-free travel period for Chinese tourists starting from September 25 until February 29 has had a great response, with bookings for Thailand hotels achieve 30% growth immediately following the implementation of the policy.

Brian Chesky has big plans for Airbnb, with a vision that essentially reimagines the platform in its next generation. And he plans to be around for at least a couple more decades to see it all through.

Hopper's burn and growth rates were unsustainable — even for a company that had raised $730 million.

The value of event communities and professional associations became clear during the pandemic and now seems more important than ever amid the increased demand for educational resources and networking opportunities.

Today's edition of Skift's daily podcast looks closer at bad tourism signs in the U.S., Air France-KLM's SAS investment, and United Airlines' new planes.

Smaller cities in India are playing a significant role in the resurgence of jobs in the travel and tourism sector, indicating a broader geographic distribution of tourism opportunities.

Booking.com's appeal of the adverse European Commission decision on its merger with eTraveli Group will take years to play out. If self-styled "bigger fish" eTraveli is still around for the taking, it would cost considerably more.