Skift Travel Podcasts

Skift brands publish six different podcasts throughout the month. You can find our complete catalog of podcasts, below, as well as subscribe using your favorite podcast app.

🎧 Skift Daily Briefing

Subscribe to Skift Daily Briefing through your favorite podcast app and listen daily from Tuesday to Friday:
Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Youtube | RSS

🎧 The Skift Travel Podcast

Subscribe to The Skift Travel Podcast through your favorite podcast app and listen each Thursday:
Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | RSS

🎧 Airline Weekly Lounge

Subscribe to Airline Weekly Lounge through your favorite podcast app and listen each Friday, presented by American Airlines:
Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | RSS

🎧 Skift Meetings Podcast

Subscribe to Skift Meetings Podcast through your favorite podcast app and listen each Monday:
Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | RSS

🎧 The Skift India Travel Podcast

Subscribe to The Skift India Travel Podcast through your favorite podcast app and listen each Tuesday:
Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | RSS

Podcasts

Travel Search Changes, AI-Travel Brand Deals and Loyalty Program Lessons

In the briefing today are two reports from last night's Skift Megatrends event in New York alongside reactions to British Airways' loyalty updates.

Rashaad Jorden | 4 weeks ago

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Hotel Deal Challenges, Flight Cancellations and Oyo's Couples Ban

Today's briefing tells listeners about slowing hotel sales, storm-threatened flights, and a ban on unmarried couples at Oyo.

4 weeks ago

Podcasts

New Skift Podcast Mini-Series: How I Travel

This first episode of "How I Travel" with Colin Nagy is amongst the best travel podcast episodes you have listened to in recent times. I know – a big promise, listen in for a soulful holiday inspiration.

Rafat Ali | 1 month ago

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Hyatt's Resort Target, Despegar's Acquisition and Hotels vs. OTAs

In major hospitality news, Hyatt is in talks to acquire Playa Hotels & Resorts, Despegar has agreed to a $1.7 billion buyout by Prosus, and a Skift Research report suggests hotel websites could surpass OTAs by 2030 – or maybe not.

Rashaad Jorden | 1 month ago

In August last year, Indians spent over $2 billion on international travel.

Podcasts

The Intrepid Travel Take on the Indian Inbound Travel Market

Intrepid Travel isn’t just chasing a 300% boost in India’s inbound tourism — it’s doubling down on storytelling, sustainability, and empowering women to change how the world sees the country.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 2 months ago

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From Pets to Psychedelics: Unpacking 2025 Travel Megatrends

On this week's Skift Travel Podcast, we dive into our 2025 travel Megatrends, offering insights into how the travel landscape is evolving to meet new consumer expectations.

2 months ago

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Hyatt's Vegas Boost, TSA's Busiest Days and a New Indie Hotel Giant

Today's episode explains Hyatt's reach into Las Vegas resorts, a team up of independent hotels, and the TSA's busiest days of the year.

Rashaad Jorden | 2 months ago

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Belmond Expansion, Family Luxury and a 'Stupid' Jet Fuel

Today's podcast looks at Belmond's experiences, independent hotel ideas, and the fuel that has aviation leaders talking.

2 months ago

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Marriott's Outdoor Bet, Amadeus CEO's Worries and FAA Chief's Exit

Today's podcast looks at Marriott's acquisition of Postcard Cabins, an interview with the CEO of Amadeus, and FAA chief Mike Whitaker's exit.

Meghna Maharishi | 2 months ago

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Trump Travel, Junk Fees and a Saudi World Cup

Today's podcast looks what travel leaders' think of Trump, what's next for junk fees, and how the World Cup could impact Saudi tourism.

Elizabeth Casolo | 2 months ago