The Skift Airline Innovation Report is our weekly newsletter on the business of airline innovation. We look closely at the technological, financial, and design trends at airlines and airports. Brian Sumers writes and curates the newsletter, and

TUI Group Sells Its Only Non-Charter Airline

Mar 21st, 2019 2m 54s

TUI Group has agreed to sell its French scheduled carrier Corsair to a German airline investor for an undisclosed sum. The German tourism giant has been looking to offload the airline for years as it doesn’t fit with the rest of the company’s b

Skift Forum Europe: British Airways CEO on Remaking an Iconic Company

Mar 20th, 2019 10m 37s

Hundreds of the travel industry’s most-forward-thinking executives will gather for our third annualSkift Forum Europe in London on April 30.In just a few years, Skift's Forums — the largest creative business gatherings in the global travel indu

Your Chance To Win All-Access Passes To Skift Forum Asia

Mar 19th, 2019 2m 12s

Next up on our 2019 Global Forums schedule is our first-ever Skift Forum Asia! Happy to confirm we’relaunching a giveawayfor two lucky people to attend the conference in Singapore free of charge! We give away 2 tickets so you can bring a collea

The Rise of Wellness at South by Southwest

Mar 18th, 2019 2m 16s

The Skift Wellnessnewsletter is our weekly dispatch focused onwhat’s happening in wellness from a global business standpoint.Skift Wellness lives where wellness meets commerce, mindfulness meets technology, the yoga studio meets the boardroom,

Let the Planes Depart On Time

Mar 15th, 2019 2m 1s

Carnival Boosts Star Power Strategy With Emeril Restaurant

Mar 14th, 2019 4m 15s

Carnival Cruise Line’s upcoming megaship landed a big name in the food world. Emeril Lagasse — New Orleans chef, restaurateur, and former Food Network host — is teaming up with the cruise operator to open his first restaurant at sea on Mardi Gr

U.S. Airlines Hold Off Grounding Boeing’s Latest Jet Despite New Calls for Caution

Mar 13th, 2019 7m 7s

Even as Aeromexico grounded its Boeing 737-8 Max fleet on Monday night, becoming the first North American operator to stop flying the jet, U.S. airlines remained committed to it. They say they’re confident in the technologically advanced airpla

Airbnb Buys HotelTonight and 9 Other Hospitality Trends This Week

Mar 12th, 2019 18m 11s

Throughout the week we post dozens of original stories, connecting the dots across the travel industry, and every weekend we sum it all up. This weekend roundup examines hospitality. For all of our weekend roundups,go here. Airbnb Is Buying Hot

The Curious Case of Japan’s New Low-Cost, Long-HaulCarrier

Mar 11th, 2019 8m 30s

Japan Airlines (JAL) packed a roomful of delegates eager to know more about its new low-cost, long-haul carrier at last week’s Aviation Festival Asia. But details were scant, and the audience left without knowing a lot more. They found that the

American Plots Long-Haul Expansion

Mar 8th, 2019 7m 6s

Making Room Service Truly High-End

Mar 7th, 2019 4m 58s

The Skift New Luxury newsletter is our weekly newsletter focused on the business of selling luxury travel, the people and companies creating and selling experiences, emerging trends, and the changing consumer habits around the sector. For the l

What You’ll Hear on Stage at Skift Forum Europe

Mar 6th, 2019 3m 13s

We’re within the two month countdown toSkift Forum Europein London on April 30! This event is the first of five Forums we’re hosting around the world in 2019, so we’re making sure the kickoff program sets the bar high. Today you can view the co

Marriott’s Growing Pains and 10 Other Hospitality Trends This Week

Mar 5th, 2019 10m 2s

Standard Hotels Spins Off One Night Booking App: Travel Startup Funding This Week

Mar 4th, 2019 4m 10s

Each week we round up travel startups that have recently received or announced funding. Please email Travel Tech Editor Sean O'Neill [email protected] if you have funding news. This week travel startups announced more than $8 million in funding. >

IHG to Replicate Its Light-Touch Kimpton Approach With Six Senses

Mar 1st, 2019 9m 12s

When InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) announced on February 13 it would purchase luxury wellness hotel brand Six Senses for $300 million in cash from private equity firm Pegasus Capital Advisors, no one could have been happier about the deal

Caesars Looks to Mobile Tech to Raise the Hotel Guest Experience

Feb 28th, 2019 9m 37s

Caesars Entertainment‘s flagship product may be gambling, but lately the company’s biggest bet has been on catch-up tech investments in hotel tech. The newsiest and most eye-catching of these has been its experiment in on-demand mobile delivery

U.S. Airline Earnings Show Race Between Rising Costs and Higher Revenues

Feb 27th, 2019 12m 50s

A sharp drop in fuel prices midway through the fourth quarter of 2018 was welcome. But it didn’t prevent U.S. airlines from paying 24 percent more for their fuel this fourth quarter versus last. So once again, industry margins declined. But not

The Gender Gap in Airline C-Suites and 7 Other Aviation Trends This Week

Feb 26th, 2019 23m 5s

Throughout the week we post dozens of original stories, connecting the dots across the travel industry, and every weekend we sum it all up. This weekend roundup examines aviation. For all of our weekend roundups,go here. The Airline Industry’s

Southwest Stung by Government Shutdown

Feb 25th, 2019 4m 25s

Southwest Airlines Co. slid after saying the U.S. government shutdown hit sales harder than previously estimated. The political stalemate that ended last month will reduce first-quarter revenue by $60 million as the aftereffects linger, Southwe

The Politics Behind Air France-KLM’s Peace Deal

Feb 22nd, 2019 8m 21s

AirAsia to Open Fast-Food Restaurant Serving Its Inflight Food

Feb 21st, 2019 5m 15s

The idea of airline food being so delicious that it should be offered on the ground is laughable to most people, but Air Asia Group’s CEO Tony Fernandes is dead serious about opening a fast-food restaurant, likely to be in its home market Malay

A Transformed Medellin Grapples with Its Violent Past and 7 Other Tourism Trends this Week

Feb 20th, 2019 23m 55s

Throughout the week we post dozens of original stories, connecting the dots across the travel industry, and every weekend we sum it all up. This weekend roundup examines tourism trends. For all of our weekend roundups,go here. Medellin’s Touris