Access exclusive travel research, data insights, and surveys
Daily Lodging Report
IHG recently reported the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Saudi Tourism Authority at the Arabian Travel Market in 2023.
2 weeks ago
Tourism
If ChatGPT drives gains for Saudi's largest travel player, companies worldwide will take note. Plus, this week's news from Red Sea Global, Oyo, Musafir, and other regional companies.
Peden Doma Bhutia | 3 weeks ago
Voice-based chat was hyped years ago but faded fast. The latest gains in artificial intelligence could make voice-powered search useful at last. Marketers, take note.
Amrita Ghosh | 3 weeks ago
Hotels
When Accor sneezes, the global hotel industry catches a cold. The Paris-based hotel giant sounds healthy.
Sean O'Neill | 1 month ago
Business Travel
The group's French debut next month follows an experiment with one corporation that "bought out" one of its hotels for an entire month. Zoku is now figuring out how to better accommodate office workers — not just business travelers.
Matthew Parsons | 1 month ago
Overall, analysts at investment banks like what they hear from public hotel companies about their financial performance in the near term. But the lookout for 2024 is uncertain.
Fairmont is a luxury brand that has been underperforming its potential in its development pipeline. Can a new CEO and management team with a new strategy improve things?
Travel Technology
Mobile-first consumers have played an enormous role in the travel industry and their influence is showing no signs of slowing down. Here's a look at how Skift has covered their impact on the travel industry.
Rashaad Jorden | 1 month ago
India is on track to be the hottest hotel development market in the world over the next few years. Plus, more highlights from this week's news in hotel deals and development worldwide.
India must ease travel formalities to attract more international tourists — apart from focusing on niche areas like medical, wellness, and spiritual tourism.
Amrita Ghosh | 1 month ago
