Skift Podcast

The United States of No Vacation, Vacation Deprivation, Overwhelmed Americans, Work Martyrs — it's a problem by whatever name you use to describe it.

Our alternate title: Why unrest, health panics, and financial uncertainty doesn't spell doom and gloom for the travel industry. But it does mean it needs to be smart in 2016.

Marriott is a great case study on whether large legacy travel brands can reinvent themselves through storytelling -- and then of course follow through and deliver on the actual soft-promise that they make through these efforts.

Will the deflation in overall tech startup sector affect travel startups old and new? Listen in.

No one company has cracked local discovery the way people have long hoped some company would. But as mobile devices become more knowledgable about what we see and do, services like Foursquare and its rivals could become much more interesting.

The opportunities in health and wellness tourism have never been richer.

Subscribe now to enjoy the second season of the Skift Podcast.

The traditional travel video programming isn't dead, but how, when, and where we see it has radically changed.

Our choice of the luggage and how we pack says a lot about us, and how we travel. Listen in to this fascinating discussion on the evolving nature of modern luggage.

Mobile technology is proving to be a leap forward for hotels that are ready to embrace the massive advantages it has to offer.