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Loyalty as Profit Engine, Barcelona Tax Hike, Vrbo’s Rain Refund
Hotel executives spotlight loyalty as a growing profit engine beyond room revenue, Barcelona moves to double its hotel tax to manage overtourism, and…
7 months ago
Amadeus Goes Conversational, Layoffs Hit Meetings, Red Sea Scales Luxury
Amadeus acquires SkyLink to accelerate conversational AI booking, corporate layoffs begin tightening approval and ROI scrutiny around meetings, and S…
7 months ago
Spirit’s Reset, Tariff Risk Hits Hotels, Airbnb Expands Again
Spirit Airlines reaches a deal to exit bankruptcy leaner and more premium-focused, hotel owners grapple with shifting U.S. tariff rules that complica…
7 months ago
Airline Chaos Weekend, Oneworld’s New CEO, U.S. Entry Scrutiny
A turbulent travel weekend brings TSA PreCheck confusion, 7,000+ blizzard cancellations, and flight suspensions to Puerto Vallarta, Oneworld names a …
7 months, 1 week ago
Booking Defends Independents, Airbnb Tests Loyalty, Air France-KLM Soars
Booking doubles down on independent hotels as AI agents and Airbnb target the same supply, Airbnb begins testing loyalty benefits it calls a potentia…
7 months, 1 week ago
Airlines Deploy AI, Airbnb Expands Hotels, IHG Rebuilds for Bots
U.S. airlines detail how AI is reshaping daily operations, Airbnb signals hotels are now a core growth strategy, and IHG overhauls its data systems s…
7 months, 1 week ago
IHG Expands Again, Travel Monetizes Anxiety, AI Threatens Metasearch
IHG launches its 21st brand, Noted Collection, Skift argues the industry’s most profitable product is traveler anxiety, and new reporting asks whethe…
7 months, 1 week ago
Immigration Crackdown Hits Hotels, São Paulo’s Luxury Terminal, Travel Health Shifts East
A major U.S. hotel union says immigration enforcement is costing hospitality jobs, São Paulo’s Terminal BTG Pactual redefines premium airport travel …
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Hotels Flag AI Booking Risks, Sabre Builds Agentic Chat, Tripadvisor Traffic Slips
Hilton and Marriott warn that AI platforms could disrupt direct bookings, Sabre partners with PayPal and Mindtrip to enable fully conversational “age…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Marriott Bets on Live Tourism, Klook Courts Creators, Dubai Breaks Records
Marriott leans into “live tourism” as a steady growth engine around the Olympics and World Cup, Klook launches a creator-driven spring role to conver…
7 months, 2 weeks ago