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- Wyndham Is Watching India’s Airports as Closely as Its HotelsThe 200-hotel target is only part of Wyndham’s India bet. The bigger opportunity may be getting Indian travelers to stay at Wyndham hotels wherever they go — from Jaipur to Athens and beyond.
- Meta Says Its Muse Agent Books Travel. Here’s How It WorksMeta’s Muse plugs directly into flights but shops the rest of travel through the open web. That puts the AI agent, not a travel integration, in control of where the search goes.
- Skift Global Forum: Five Decisions in the RoomEvery leader at Skift Global Forum is recalibrating amid technological and economic disruption. The open question is whether they’re doing it for the right decade.
- Navan Buys BoomPop to Push Into Meetings and EventsA public travel company growing 35% is buying its way into the meetings-and-events spend that managed travel never tamed.
- Choice’s New CEO Has 3 Top Fixes — Plus $450 Million in Hotels to SellNew CEO Dominic Dragisich says Choice's build-and-buy era is over. His formula is to grow U.S. room count, close the revenue-generation gap with peer brands like Wyndham, and sell real estate it doesn't need to own.
- EU Unveils Rules to Help Cities Crack Down on AirbnbsBrussels has laid out a legal roadmap for restricting short-term rentals in stressed housing markets. Critics argue the rules lack oversight.
- Marriott CEO Says AI Will Impact Hotel Distribution FirstMarriott CEO Anthony Capuano was asked where AI is showing up in practice. He said the "biggest impact" so far has been on "distribution," or how travelers discover hotels online.
- United Airlines’ CEO Wants The U.S. To Fund SAF Like It Funded SolarSupply chain woes have long blocked the uptake of SAF, but United Airlines’ Scott Kirby sees potential in corn and soy currently grown for biodiesel. He wants more government support to firm up the industry — but criticized Europe’s approach.
- Why the Personal AI Assistant Hype Matters More for Travel Than Any AI Travel ProductThe biggest shift in AI travel may be happening outside travel, as general-purpose agents learn to book, rebook, and act for the customer.
- European Vacation Rental Platform Awaze Felt Affordability Squeeze in 2025Europe's largest holiday-rental group grew adjusted earnings and narrowed its loss in 2025, but revenue slipped, its cash position shrunk, and the group slid into net liabilities ahead of a 2028 refinancing.
- Klook Bets Creators Can Sell the Whole Trip, Not Just the Viral AttractionThe social media influencer’s “Like, Comment and Share” button just got a new friend… Meet the “Book” link.
- What Hurricane Season Means For Hospitality’s CapexHost Hotels & Resorts’ $105 million work on The Don CeSar puts a real number on the cost of hurricane repairs and preparedness — but, as the company notes, investing in resilience doesn’t reduce risk to zero.
- Google Strips Out EU Travel Search Features to Avoid More FinesGoogle is scaling back certain search features in Europe as DMA enforcement escalates.
- Inside the Financial Engineering of Club Med’s IPOClub Med wants to grow from 69 resorts to about 85 without owning the next wave, and its new financial structure helps explain why.
- Luxury+Lifestyle: Can a Small Collection of Iconic London Hotels Out-Earn Big Brands?The owner of The Connaught and The Berkeley has hired the man who scaled Six Senses to build an operating company for luxury lifestyle hotels it owns and doesn't own.
- Skift Global Forum Preview: Intrepid’s Chairman on the Climate Cost His Rivals SidestepYou created the demand, so you own the emissions. That's Darrell Wade's case for counting the customer flights most operators leave off their carbon books, and the competitive cost it carries. We'll test whether the industry can afford to follow at Skift Global Forum this September.
- Everyone Is All In on the Airbus A321XLR — Except DeltaMore airlines are embracing long-haul flying on narrowbody jets — in a competitive transatlantic market, they allow airlines to launch service in smaller cities. However, Delta is not convinced.
- How Wellness Hospitality Is Breaking Out of the Luxury BubbleHealth-conscious travel is entering the mainstream. Novotel’s Longevity Everyday model shows how hotel brands can extend wellness beyond premium retreats by embedding supportive choices into the ordinary rhythms of a stay.
- Flagship Group Makes First Three Acquisitions For Experiences Roll-UpAppetite for an experiences roll-up has long existed, but Covid put plans on ice. Now P&Ls have had a chance to rebound, and the timing is perhaps even better today, with experiences positioned as a counter-AI play.
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