Skift Daily Briefing

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Skift Daily Briefing

by Skift

Everything you need to know about the business of travel today. Each episode covers new travel stories from Skift's editorial team. Listen to the latest developments at hotels, airlines, destinations, online booking sites, and more.
Published Tuesday through Friday by 5am ET.
For ongoing coverage, please visit Skift.com/news.

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1

Travelers Still Don’t Trust AI to Book Trips

4:39 Apr 15, 2026

2

Delta Is Building Its Future Around Premium

4:27 Apr 14, 2026

3

Travel Demand Just Hit a Pause

4:03 Apr 10, 2026

4

Fuel Prices Are Forcing Airlines to Change Fast

4:40 Apr 9, 2026

5

Travel Demand Is Dropping and Companies Are Reacting Fast

4:50 Apr 8, 2026

6

Airlines Might Let You Take Calls Mid-Flight

4:26 Apr 7, 2026

7

U.S. Travel Just Got More Complicated

4:06 Apr 3, 2026

8

AI Glasses Could Change Where You Travel

4:51 Apr 2, 2026

9

Dubai Steps In as War Crashes Travel Demand

4:04 Apr 1, 2026

10

Uber Just Bought Its Way Into Premium Travel

4:05 Mar 31, 2026

11

World Cup Hotel Demand Is Lagging And That’s a Warning Sign

4:02 Mar 27, 2026

12

Travelers Are Waiting Longer to Book And It’s Changing Everything

4:30 Mar 26, 2026

13

Airports Stop Showing Wait Times — As Security Lines Spiral

4:37 Mar 25, 2026

14

LaGuardia Shutdown, Marriott Teases New Brand, Radisson Goes Net-Zero

4:13 Mar 24, 2026

15

Loyalty Metrics Questioned, U.S. Travel Ticks Up, Force Majeure Tightens

3:41 Mar 20, 2026

16

Middle East Tourism Faces Long Shadow, Gulf Airlines Ease Loyalty, Capital One Expands Travel

4:54 Mar 19, 2026

17

Travelers Reroute From UAE, Delta Demand Surges, Hyatt Expands

5:18 Mar 18, 2026

18

Iran War Stress-Tests Travel, AI Falls Silent, Rebooking Chaos

4:54 Mar 17, 2026

19

Marriott Pushes AI, Luxury Travelers Reroute, Europe Chooses Trains

5:31 Mar 13, 2026

20

Canadian Travel Slumps, Hilton Sounds Alarm, Airbnb Ops Push

3:48 Mar 12, 2026

21

Oil Shock Threatens Airfares, TSA Lines Grow, IHG Climate Targets Slip

5:27 Mar 11, 2026

22

ChatGPT Drops Checkout, F1 Faces Cancellations, World Cup Stays Shift

4:38 Mar 10, 2026

23

Airbnb Expands Trip Control, Gulf Jet Demand Surges, World Cup Pressures

4:07 Mar 6, 2026

24

Google Deepens Airline Bag Tracking, Accor Warns AI Could Commoditize Hotels, Expedia Signals a Reset

5:29 Mar 5, 2026

25

Canada Reroutes Travel, Consumers Resist AI Booking, The ‘Claude Effect’ Hits Travel

4:49 Mar 4, 2026

26

Dubai’s Safe Haven Image Shaken, FAA Eyes O’Hare Flight Cuts, Southwest Bans Smart Glasses

4:36 Mar 3, 2026

27

Loyalty as Profit Engine, Barcelona Tax Hike, Vrbo’s Rain Refund

4:04 Feb 27, 2026

28

Amadeus Goes Conversational, Layoffs Hit Meetings, Red Sea Scales Luxury

4:51 Feb 26, 2026

29

Spirit’s Reset, Tariff Risk Hits Hotels, Airbnb Expands Again

5:03 Feb 25, 2026

30

Airline Chaos Weekend, Oneworld’s New CEO, U.S. Entry Scrutiny

4:54 Feb 24, 2026

31

Booking Defends Independents, Airbnb Tests Loyalty, Air France-KLM Soars

4:21 Feb 20, 2026

32

Airlines Deploy AI, Airbnb Expands Hotels, IHG Rebuilds for Bots

5:21 Feb 19, 2026

33

IHG Expands Again, Travel Monetizes Anxiety, AI Threatens Metasearch

4:53 Feb 18, 2026

34

Immigration Crackdown Hits Hotels, São Paulo’s Luxury Terminal, Travel Health Shifts East

4:58 Feb 17, 2026

35

Hotels Flag AI Booking Risks, Sabre Builds Agentic Chat, Tripadvisor Traffic Slips

3:42 Feb 13, 2026

36

Marriott Bets on Live Tourism, Klook Courts Creators, Dubai Breaks Records

5:09 Feb 12, 2026

37

ChatGPT Ads Arrive, Bad Bunny Boosts Puerto Rico, MGM Goes Solar

5:45 Feb 11, 2026

38

Hilton Faces Activist Pressure, American Crews Revolt, GLP-1s Reshape Travel Spending

5:22 Feb 10, 2026

39

Transatlantic Demand Slips, Google’s AI Search Shift, Accor Bets on Climate Pay

4:03 Feb 6, 2026

40

Hotel Giants’ Midscale Fix, Super Bowl Ad Strategy Shifts, Events Go Full Festival Mode

4:48 Feb 5, 2026

41

Google’s AI Concierge Push, World Cup Becomes a Business Travel Platform, Kayak’s CEO Transition

4:27 Feb 4, 2026

42

AI Agents Rethink Booking, Warm Winters Squeeze Ski Resorts, Marriott Repositions for the Planning Moment

4:47 Feb 3, 2026

43

Accor Enters ChatGPT, Meta Builds the Next Travel Funnel, Southwest Goes All-In on Fees

3:34 Jan 30, 2026

44

Hilton Eyes College Towns, Travel Brands Go Quiet on Immigration, Starlux Debuts a Gold Jet

4:47 Jan 29, 2026

45

Ian Schrager Bets on Public, World Cup Boycott Chatter Grows, American Sees Premium Demand Return

4:20 Jan 28, 2026

46

U.S. Storm Chaos Grounds Flights, Agoda’s AI Wake-Up Call, Saudi Scales Back Vision 2030

4:08 Jan 27, 2026

47

New from Skift: Executive Conversations Shaping the Travel Industry

2:16 Jan 26, 2026

48

Mews Bets on Agentic AI, Apple Rebuilds Siri, United Downplays Credit Cap Impact

5:34 Jan 23, 2026

49

Ryanair Spars with Musk, Google Rethinks Travel Search, Outsite Wins PE Backing

4:57 Jan 22, 2026

50

Creators Tap Validation Economy, Sphere Goes Small, Europe’s Business Class Defended

3:48 Jan 21, 2026

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