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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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Signup to Generate a PitchEverything 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.
Skift Daily Briefing is hosted by Skift. The show has published more than 1,000 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Airbnb Wants to Be Your Business Partner. Hosts Aren’t So Sure." (16 October 2026, 4 minutes), "Lufthansa Just Bought a Gateway to South America" (15 October 2026, 4 minutes), and "Vrbo More Than Doubled Some Hosts' Commissions and They're Not Happy" (8 October 2026, 4 minutes).
Skift Daily Briefing publishes roughly daily, with episodes averaging 4 minutes across more than 1,000 episodes.
Booking probability for Skift Daily Briefing is 40%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Skift Daily Briefing requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Skift Daily Briefing's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for Skift Daily Briefing are Travel Agencies & Tours and Hotels & Lodging. Skift Daily Briefing has a news audience and around 25,000 subscribers on YouTube.
Skift hosts Skift Daily Briefing, a news show with more than 1,000 episodes published.
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Skift Daily Briefing
Europe hints at flexibility on its brutal border lines but makes clear the queues aren’t going anywhere, American Airlines swaps out its network chief with a shift toward international likely on the way, and Airbnb’s...
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Lufthansa wins the fight for TAP Air Portugal and its prized access to 14 Brazilian cities, Booking Holdings launches a second AI startup called Vayo that manages your whole trip before you even ask, and a Vietnamese...
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Alaska Airlines shifts its growth strategy away from a capacity-constrained Seattle toward Portland and San Diego, Vrbo faces host backlash after more than doubling commissions with just a month's notice, and Disney's...
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Airbnb quietly rebuilds its luxury homes program with in-person inspections and a tight bar, British Airways removes 52 seats from its biggest plane to turn nearly half of it into premium cabins, and a look inside Mews'...
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Brand USA welcomes back a familiar face as it fights for congressional reauthorization, a vacation rental roll-up flips the private equity script by letting founders keep control, and Delta is building a media network...
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Choice Hotels Just Bought an RV Club and Now Has to Prove It Matters Choice Hotels acquires Harvest Hosts for $130 million in its first move outside of hotels, Airbnb launches a wave of AI features while playing...
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Booking Holdings launches Lola, an AI travel assistant from Kayak's founders that bets memberships can replace commissions, Alaska Airlines doubles down on premium cabins and a flagship lounge despite fuel costs wiping...
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Bangkok floods snarl airports and threaten to redirect Golden Week travelers just as Chinese arrivals were tracking 78% ahead of last year, Expedia's latest layoffs zero in on data science as its efficiency push hits...
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Brian Chesky commits to launching Airbnb's AI travel agent in 2027 and bets the chat interface is the wrong format for travel, Barry Diller walks away from an $18 billion MGM deal but leaves the door open, and two of...
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Vrbo and Airbnb go all in on paid placement just as AI booking agents signal they won't factor it in, IHG and Hyatt hand creators the keys and learn to let go of control, and the travel industry grapples with how to...
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Airbnb's Next Big Business Might Be Hotels Airbnb makes a serious push into hotels with 3,900 properties live and CEO Brian Chesky calling it a potential ten-times opportunity, a former Remington CEO raises $7.5 million...
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Banks are splitting into two camps on travel — those who want to own your trip and those who use travel perks to own your financial life, Turo announces car delivery straight to your hotel as everyone races to own more...
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China's antitrust crackdown costs Trip.com $770 million and forces a full overhaul of how hotels compete on its platform, American Airlines puts the industry on notice that high fuel prices mean fewer flights, and Sam's...
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Gulf hoteliers at Arabian Travel Market align on a 2027 recovery timeline as pricing stays stuck despite rebounding occupancy, Lindblad makes its biggest acquisition yet with a $67 million bet on Antarctic luxury that...
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Latvia's AirBaltic files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as fuel costs and a failed IPO take their toll, Starlink is becoming a must-have for airlines but somebody is going to have to pay for it, and Etihad's...
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The Iran war has quietly devastated Gulf tourism with Dubai hotel rates down 50% and recovery not expected before late 2027, Meta launches an AI agent called Muse that can actually book travel, and Marriott's CEO says...
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The EU Just Gave Cities a Roadmap to Crack Down on Airbnb The EU hands cities a legal framework to justify short-term rental restrictions, Navan buys AI-powered events platform BoomPop to push deeper into corporate...
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Google Is Stripping Travel Search in Europe to Avoid More Fines Google scales back hotel, flight, and restaurant search features across Europe to dodge further EU fines, the bloc's border safety valve expires just as...
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Southwest announces airport lounges and keeps reinventing itself into something almost unrecognizable, Uber cuts 3,300 jobs and pulls focus back to its core as travel ambitions take a back seat, and Emirates unveils a...
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Travel industry executives meet with President Trump to push for more inbound tourists, Uber cuts 3,300 jobs while doubling down on robotaxis and quietly sidelining its travel ambitions, and Southwest opens airport...
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