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Skift Originals

Online Travel

AirAsia Move Offers Unlimited Flights for $250 — See the Caveats

Recipe for the most-loved OTA in Southeast Asia = Free flights for a year for as less as $250. Lip smacking, much?

Peden Doma Bhutia | 6 hours ago

AirAsia Move Offers Unlimited Flights for $250 — See the Caveats

Airlines

Southwest Exits 4 Airports as Boeing Delays Mount

Southwest said it would leave four airports in a bid to cut costs as delivery delays with the Boeing 737 Max 7 strain its growth plans.

Meghna Maharishi | 7 hours ago

Southwest Exits 4 Airports as Boeing Delays Mount

Announcements

Meet the 2024 Skift IDEA Awards Judges

Hand-picked by the Skift team, the 2024 Skift IDEA Awards judging panel includes travel industry veterans, innovators, and global leaders.

Adam Stacey | 7 hours ago

Meet the 2024 Skift IDEA Awards Judges

Daily Lodging Report

IHG Plans to Run 100 Hotels in India by 2029

IHG Hotels & Resorts plans to double its presence in India to 100 hotels over the next five years, expanding in key cities and introducing the InterContinental brand in Telangana by 2029.

9 hours ago

Hotels

What Scraping 20,000 Google Hotel Listings Reveals

Today's podcast looks at how hotel listings on Google compete for bookings, new junk fee rules for airlines, and new sites for Hyatt loyalty program members.

Rashaad Jorden | 14 hours ago

What Scraping 20,000 Google Hotel Listings Reveals

Cruises

Cruise Tourism in India Reaches All-Time High – India Report

India is seeking to boost its cruise tourism. It aims to attract 4 million cruise tourists by 2041, up from 300,000 in 2023.

Bulbul Dhawan | 18 hours ago

Cruise Tourism in India Reaches All-Time High – India Report

Daily Lodging Report

Pebblebrook, Hilton and Travel + Leisure All Beat First-Quarter Estimates

During the hotel group’s earnings season, Hilton’s report stood out as the most impressive – despite showing slowing RevPAR growth – due to strong performance in Net Unit Growth and EBITDA flow through.

24 hours ago

Airlines

Southwest Flight Attendants Score New Contract, to Be Among Highest Paid

After overwhelmingly rejecting a previous contract in December, this one will make Southwest flight attendants some of the most highly paid in the industry.

Meghna Maharishi | 1 day ago

Southwest Flight Attendants Score New Contract, to Be Among Highest Paid

Online Travel

Tripadvisor’s Potential Sale: Apollo Still a Suitor and a Financing Deadline

There will be a lot of moving pieces over the next few months if indeed a sale of Tripadvisor gets done.

Dennis Schaal | 1 day ago

Tripadvisor’s Potential Sale: Apollo Still a Suitor and a Financing Deadline

Hotels

India’s IHCL Has a New (Old) Brand: Gateway Is Back After Years in the ‘Drawer’

Know where the growth in India is? In its Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities. IHCL definitely seems to know that.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 1 day ago

India’s IHCL Has a New (Old) Brand: Gateway Is Back After Years in the ‘Drawer’