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Hotels

Accor CEO Sebastien Bazin Wants To Profit From India’s Growth, Points to Plan This Year

Accor’s strategic interest in India is driven by the country’s demographic potential, significant supply-demand gap in branded hotel rooms, and improving travel infrastructure.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 52 mins ago

Skift Meetings

The Future of Events: Expert Insights From Greg Topalian

High costs continue challenging the meetings and events industry, leading some groups to opt for secondary markets. More cost-effective, nontraditional venues are being considered for those staying in first-tier cities.

4 hours ago

Airline Weekly

ASEAN Airlines’ Awakening

Better late than never. East Asia’s airline markets were slow to reopen and slow to recover post-Covid. But in Southeast Asia, or more specifically the ASEAN region, a demand revival is now in full swing.

8 hours ago

Airlines

IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers on New Business Class, Loyalty and Becoming a ‘Global Aviation Player’

IndiGo, a low-cost carrier known for its no-frills approach, is ambitiously venturing into what seems like long-haul flights and introducing business-class seats. The move aims to target a new generation of travelers while adapting to India's evolving aviation market.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 10 hours ago

Airlines

Behind Delta’s Strength: CEO Ed Bastian Talks Strategy as Competitors Stumble

Bastian’s drive for simplicity at Delta follows a disastrous week for rival American Airlines, which cut ties with its chief commercial officer and lowered its financial outlook.

Gordon Smith | 24 hours ago

Travel Technology

How Microsoft Is Deploying OpenAI’s Tech in Travel

Microsoft wants to help travel companies adopt generative AI, and many of those connections are coming through Amadeus.

Justin Dawes | 1 day ago

Short-Term Rentals

Airbnb Thinks Its Edge Over Vrbo and Booking Is Individual Hosts

The easier route for platforms to scale listings is to contract with property managers. But Airbnb thinks that the secret sauce is individual hosts.

Dennis Schaal | 2 days ago

Daily Lodging Report

Soho House Rejects Takeover Offer

Soho House dissolved its Independent Special Committee after rejecting an offer for strategic transactions, causing discontent among shareholders due to the stock’s low trading price.

2 days ago

Announcements

What to Expect at Next Week’s Skift Data + AI Summit on June 4

As every brand races to generative AI and understanding what it means for their company, our Data + AI Summit on June 4 will rest on one core idea: AI is only as good as the data that powers it. Across the event, we'll speak with technology and data leaders to explore this theme and their latest experiments.

Brian Quinn | 3 days ago

Online Travel

Yatra Launches AI-Powered Expense Management Solution for Small Businesses

Yatra has been growing its corporate travel offerings, and its domestic air passengers increased significantly as the company is gaining market share in this segment. Now, the company is set to focus on its hotel segment to grow further.

Bulbul Dhawan | 3 days ago

Tourism

How Ozempic and GLP-1s Are Changing the Business of Travel

The boom in weight loss drugs could have a massive impact on the travel industry, which we discuss in this issue of the Skift Travel Podcast.

Rashaad Jorden | 3 days ago