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Travel Industry Earnings Coverage

Don’t miss out on Skift’s in-depth coverage of earnings reported by public travel companies, including online travel agencies, hotel brands, airlines, and technology companies. Our earnings stories cut through the numbers to explain what’s really happening at companies and within the industry as a whole.

Airlines

Asia-Pacific airlines drive IATA’s increased airline profit forecast

The 1.3% increase in demand in mature-market North America pales in comparison to a contemplated 4.9% increase in passenger demand in Asia-Pacific.

Cruises

Carnival downplays its mess: Triumph and Dream outages aren’t so bad

Carnival is going to retrofit its massive fleet to expand onboard emergency power, but generating some candor out of this insulated executive team will be a much more difficult task.

Carnival downplays its mess: Triumph and Dream outages aren’t so bad

Airlines

Cathay Pacific cuts its way to profits; promotions helped boost demand

The headline here is Cathay is doing the right cuts -- in capacity, in routes -- to get back in shape, but increased competition from Middle East carriers like Emirates coming onto its turf won't help long term.

Hotels

How Booking.com and its ad campaign may change your lodging options

Where Booking.com leads, other online travel agencies tend to follow. Don't be surprised if you start seeing more apartment hotels and hostels appearing on Expedia sometime soon.

How Booking.com and its ad campaign may change your lodging options

Hotels

Priceline outpaces Expedia room night growth, takes $16.1 milliion hotel tax charge

Ground Transport

Merger & business travel recovery helps Hertz in its Q4 topline

Airlines

Higher fares, fewer workers help Air France-KLM cut losses in 2012

If Air France-KLM is able to take advantage of its relationship with Etihad and improve its low-cost offering even more 2013 may finally be a year where the loss narrows enough to turn into a profit.

Higher fares, fewer workers help Air France-KLM cut losses in 2012

Hotels

Luxor’s big hotel slump in 2012 is Egypt’s worst

Luxor is far from the unrest of Tahir Square, yet the ripple effects of the revolution hit this tourist destination harder than it would a city that has a mix of leisure and business travelers.

Luxor’s big hotel slump in 2012 is Egypt’s worst

Hotels

Accor moves towards emerging markets and away from owning hotels

Accor's exposed to Europe's ailing economies, and is now moving away from its traditional base towards Asia. Also "asset-light" model of makes it more of brand operator that owner, which makes sense.

Hotels

New York and San Francisco drive Marriott’s fourth quarter growth

Marriott bucked a trend with its earnings growth, driven by strength in North America. For example, Starwood and Hyatt saw profits decline in the fourth quarter.