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Alaska Airlines’s acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines cleared a major hurdle on Monday, after the airlines said the Justice Department ended a review of the merger without challenging it on antitrust grounds.

It's hard to believe, but the summer travel season is already coming to a close. Even though Labor Day Weekend is less than two weeks away, it’s not too late to score inexpensive flights and cheap hotel stays in some sunny locales. Procrastinators are being rewarded this year, as late-summer airfares in general are trending lower compared to 2023. According to data from the travel booking site Hopper, the average domestic airfare clocks in at $211 round-trip for Labor Day Weekend, which is five percent lower than last year. Even flights to Europe are averaging out to $798 round-trip, which is a 10 percent drop from Labor Day 2023.

Patrick Forhane, 45, hit his 50th state, Kansas, in 2022. Two years earlier, he wasn't sure if achieving the feat would be possible.

On a steamy August evening, a stream of young people bearing boxes of pizza and bottles of cheap cava began the uphill slog to Carmel Bunkers in Barcelona. Set on a hill overlooking the Catalan capital, the concrete structures once housed antiaircraft weapons that protected the city during Spain’s civil war in the 1930s. Later the site became a destination for residents on evening strolls and a hangout for local youths.

Stepping inside TapOut Sports Zone Bar and Grill in Boquete, Panama, is like stepping inside suburban America.

Catch Asia Editor Peden Doma Bhutia in conversation with Saniya Zanpure, Skift’s research analyst, as they dive into the Skift Travel Health Index (STHI) — a tool that tracks and measures the performance of various travel sectors. They explore why the travel industry in 2024 is mirroring 2023, with insights into the factors driving this stability. Plus, they look at India’s rise as a major player in global travel and find out what’s fueling this rapid growth.

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Good morning from Skift. It’s Tuesday, August 20, 2024, and here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today.

Rob Taylor and his husband Chris have been taking their kids on road trips for 13 years. Together, they've traveled over 30,000 miles in the US, Canada, and Mexico.

The world's largest hotel company continues to think outside the box of its traditional brands.

Full-size liquids are among the items travelers most frequently forget to remove from their belongings before passing through U.S. airport security — the Transportation Security Administration's 3-1-1 liquid rule prohibits travelers from carrying liquids, specifically gels, aerosols and spreadables larger than 3.4 ounces.

Mallorca experienced a drop in short-term rental bookings in July following a regulatory crackdown and widespread protests against overtourism.

My 6-year-old son played Mario Kart once with an older friend, and he's been talking about all things Mario ever since.

The only constant in New York City is — and has always been — change. From its early days as a breadbasket colony to the technologically advanced Roaring '20s, each decade has given the city a unique identity.

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The Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards survey was made available through a secure website at cntraveler.com/vote. This year’s tabulation of results from hundreds of thousands of respondents who submitted ratings during the sweepstakes period of April 1 through June 30, 2024, was done by Condé Nast.

For so many, Siem Reap, Cambodia, is synonymous with its famed UNESCO World Heritage Site Angkor Wat, one of Southeast Asia’s most significant archaeological grounds. But beyond these iconic ruins is a city brimming with riverside cafés, festive bar scenes, cultural experiences, and French-style colonial streets. Siem Reap is also a culinary hotspot, boasting everything from expertly crafted street food to contemporary cuisine, with several restaurants earning spots on Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants list. And outside the urban hustle lies exciting cultural experiences in the province’s rural villages and countryside.

After Brian Chesky’s lively conversation with Skift CEO Rafat Ali about the huge New York City crackdown and European growth at last year’s Forum, we are elated to announce that he will be once again returning to Skift Global Forum for our eleventh edition.

If you've ever scanned the globe on flight-tracking app Flightradar24, you've probably noticed a few things: airplane «highways» across the Atlantic, high-altitude balloons from Project Loon, and a big gap in air traffic over Tibet. Well, maybe not that last one. But if you pan over to Tibet, you'll see that the gap is there — and there's a perfectly logical reason why.