Podcasts

On this week’s Good Morning Hospitality, A Skift Podcast, Hotels Edition, Sarah Dandashy and Steve Turk break down how AI is quickly becoming a bigger part of hotel strategy, from…

Alaska Airlines is in one of the most important transition moments in its modern history, and it is happening under real operational pressure. In this Skift Take Sessions episode, Wil…

On this week's Good Morning Hospitality, A Skift Podcast, Wil Slickers, Brandreth Canaley, and Jamie Lane break down the latest headlines shaping travel and short-term rentals.

In a week when the world's busiest international airline ground to a halt and Gulf hubs faced aerial attack, Gordon and Jay explore the impact of the Iran war on the aviation industry.

This episode starts with a quick setup conversation between Wil Slickers and Skift’s airlines editor Gordon Smith, teeing up why this JetBlue session hits differently: it opens with a real-time…

Hotels are facing political pressures they were never built to handle.

If AI becomes the front door to travel, who wins and who pays?

Short-term rentals are no longer a frontier business. Outside of a small group of disciplined operators, the sector has settled into a slow, operational grind that favors local execution over national ambition.

Marriott’s abrupt termination of its licensing deal with Sonder has sent shockwaves through hospitality and finance circles alike. For Sonder, this collapse now marks the end of its operations entirely, with the company confirming an immediate liquidation. For Marriott, it raises hard questions about risk, diligence, and the future of its extended-stay strategy.

Explora Journeys isn’t trying to compete with the cruise industry — it’s trying to reinvent it. By replacing “cruising” with “ocean travel,” the brand aims to redefine what time, space, and luxury mean on the water.