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Skift Travel News @skift.com · 30/04/2025
“So very painful" sums up how many travel leaders are feeling on the first major milestone of the second Trump administration. skift.com/2025/04/30/t...
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Skift Travel News @skift.com · 24/04/2025
President Donald Trump responded to a reporter’s question Wednesday on why he thinks tourism to the U.S. may be down: He said it could be nationalism on the part of tourists from other countries, though also said he “doubts it.” skift.com/2025/04/23/t...
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Skift Travel News @skift.com · 17/04/2025
We're updating our list with a more complete set of names because other hotel operators have finally reported their executive compensation to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. skift.com/2025/04/16/w...
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Skift Travel News @skift.com · 13/04/2025
U.S. Tourism Data Warning: Visits From Europe Dropped in March skift.com/2025/04/08/u... Data is beginning to show that global travel interest to the U.S. is already impacted by the Trump administration's policies.
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Skift Travel News @skift.com · 07/04/2025
Global travel stocks are being battered once again on Monday, with some of the industry's biggest names reporting double-digit same-day declines. skift.com/2025/04/07/w...
Line graph showing the status of travel stocks from January 1 to April 4, 2025. Accommodations, Airlines, Cruises and Tours, and Travel Tech sectors all see double digit percentage drops, while Ground Transportation is up in the single digits.
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Skift Travel News @skift.com · 24/03/2025
Publicly traded travel brands are doing better than they were two weeks ago, but they're still down from 1%-9% over this time last month. Subscribe to any Skift membership plan to get sector-by-sector insights into global travel brands at the Skift Travel 200: data.skift.com/skift-travel...
Line chart showing performance of the global travel industry month over month. Accommodations sector is down 9%, while ground transportation is down 1%.
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Skift Travel News @skift.com · 16/03/2025
New hotel research preview: In this new report we explore how “live tourism” is reshaping the hospitality industry, driving unprecedented demand for hotels during major events such as concerts, sports tournaments, and cultural festivals. research.skift.com/reports/how-...
A bar graph illustrating Taylor Swift’s economic impact on the U.S. travel industry. Flights is the greatest portion of spend, followed by hotels, indirect spending, short-term rental, and F&B spend at hotels.
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Skift Travel News @skift.com · 25/02/2025
Hyatt Hotels is expanding its reach into the so-called "upper-midscale" segment with a new brand, Hyatt Select, designed to attract cost-conscious travelers while offering hotel owners a conversion-friendly option with lower operational costs.
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Skift Travel News @skift.com · 29/01/2025
Frontier is making an offer to combine operations with the beleaguered Spirit Airlines, which filed for bankruptcy in November. Spirit says it is still carrying on with its plans to be a standalone carrier. skift.com/2025/01/29/f...
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Skift Travel News @skift.com · 07/01/2025
We’re live with our travel Megatrends event in New York City. You can still join online for the livestream. skift.com/megatrends-l...
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Skift Travel News @skift.com · 30/12/2024
Vacasa got hammered in the public markets and needed to go private. Whether Casago and Rootstock have the wherewithal to right the ship is an open question. skift.com/2024/12/30/c...
- Casago is acquiring Vacasa for $128 million to take it private, with Roofstock investing in the combined entity.
- The merger aims to enhance vacation rental management by leveraging both companies' resources and expertise.
- Vacasa has faced financial struggles and homeowner churn since going public, prompting strategic alternatives and the merger decision.

Casago plans to acquire Vacasa for $128 million, taking it private and merging resources to enhance vacation rental management. Roofstock will invest in the new entity, providing strategic guidance. The merger comes amid Vacasa's financial challenges, including homeowner churn and a decline in revenue, leading to strategic alternatives and the decision to merge.
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Skift Travel News @skift.com · 19/12/2024
All signs point to the buyout offer being okayed, given that it has support of Soho House's largest shareholder, Ron Burkle, and that it values the company at an 83% premium to its most recent market closing price. skift.com/2024/12/19/s...
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Skift Travel News @skift.com · 15/12/2024
Airlines don’t release much data on their massively profitable loyalty programs. But scrutiny from the government and consumers have led some to wonder, are these programs worth it? skift.com/2024/12/08/a...
United’s COO for loyalty quote: “The growth is off the charts”
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