Good morning from Skift. It’s Friday, September 8. Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today.
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In our weekend roundup, we delve into the pros and cons of Google’s latest foray into the tours and activities industry, providing insights into how online travel agencies might stand to benefit. We also catch up with IHG’s new CEO Elie Maalouf and his ambitious plans for the brand’s future. From AI’s influence on the travel sector to the latest controversies in short-term rentals, keep reading for a comprehensive look at the most pressing issues in today’s travel landscape.
Google: Friend or Foe in the Tours and Activities Industry?
Google’s Things To Do tool has been met with both trepidation and excitement. In the tours and activities space, unlike other travel verticals, we expect that Google will benefit the online intermediaries, giving prominence to online travel agencies.
IHG’s New CEO on Launching a New Brand and Making Hotels Profitable
IHG’s new CEO Elie Maalouf sees blue-sky prospects across his group’s portfolio of brands.
More: IHG to Launch Midmarket Hotel Brand Designed to Grow Quickly
The Trivago Guy Is Back But His Future Is ‘Uncertain’
Trivago Guy Tim Williams’ fate in Trivago commercials now lies in the hands of the numbers crunchers. No one ever said the travel business or the acting profession are for the meek.
Ask Skift: What is AI’s Impact on Travel?
Artificial intelligence is fundamentally altering how travel brands operate, and here’s a look at a few ways the rapidly booming technology has already done so.
Expedia Shows Signs of Gaining Ground on Booking.com in the U.S.
Expedia Group should have most of the pieces in place at the end of the year to complete key elements of its transition. Then we’ll have to see how well it executes on these new planks in reality.
5 Global Trends We Saw in Latest Hotel Results
When hotel executives have talked about their companies’ performance this earnings season, they indirectly spotlighted a few trends affecting much more than just their sector. As Skift has long said, “Travel is a global crucible for everything.”
U.S. Tourism Without China and New Competition – Brand USA Chief
If the U.S. can’t get Chinese tourists back, it will have to up its game attracting tourists from other international markets to make up for the spending shortfall.
Airbnb Lawsuit to Block NYC Short-Term Rental Law Dismissed
The judge’s ruling in favor of New York City is also a big relief for other U.S. municipalities that have also taken steps to closely regulate the short-term rental industry.
Air India’s New Brand Identity and Aircraft Livery
We appreciate how the new Air India livery has cleverly incorporated the Vistara colors, as the two airlines prepare to merge into one entity.
Edward Russell and Jay Shabat discuss the latest Airline Weekly profit rankings for the
Good morning from Skift. It’s Friday, September 8. Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today.
The Avianca and Viva Air merger has hit a major roadblock with Colombian authorities objecting to the proposed combination. The move could be a blow to Avianca’s plan to create a pan-South American airline group with Brazil’s Gol.
The world’s biggest airline is ready for Thanksgiving, having already battled through several hurricanes in recent months.
For this bonus episode of The Skift Travel Podcast, we turn to Dallas where we held our first in-person Skift Aviation Forum earlier this week. To begin the event, we invited American Airlines CEO Robert Isom to have a conversation conversation with Airline Weekly’s Ned Russell about post-pandemic pattern changes and how his airline is preparing for the holiday season ahead.
Airbnb Mulls Removing Cleaning Fees as a Separate Charge: Hosts may be sabotaging their own bookings by levying excessively high cleaning fees. It is turning off many people to Airbnb, which is a concern for the company.
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As other sectors deal with post-epidemic corrections, travel brands continue to grow as they make up for lost ground over the last three years. Earnings season continued this week and both Meta’s and Google’s results showed the strength of travel brands during the last quarter. Read on.
Hydrogen-powered flight is one step closer to reality. Universal Hydrogen, which is developing a hydrogen fuel-cell powered commercial aircraft engine, has a green light from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration to begin test flights.