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Skift Take: Outlooks and surveys project a busy summer for the travel industry, but climbing fuel prices likely mean bookings will be driven by higher-earning households. Read the Complete Story On Skift

Skift Take: The extreme daytripping debate has raised fresh concerns about the climate impacts of an industry that largely says it is committed to responsible tourism and reducing emissions. Read the Complete Story On Skift

Skift Take: Both Airbnb and Uber have massive audiences. At first glance, expanding their travel offerings looks like an opportunity there for the taking. They will both need to prove it.Read the Complete Story On Skift

Skift Take: H World is betting that China’s real estate slump and Southeast Asia’s travel boom can fuel its next phase of growth.Read the Complete Story On Skift

Skift Take: Reaching Gen Z is a distribution problem, resonating with them is a product problem. Few travel brands have figured out which one they actually have. Those that haven't are already losing ground — they just can't see it in the numbers yet.Read the Complete Story On Skift

Skift Take: International travel to the United States dropped another 14%, raising new questions about America’s image abroad just weeks before the World Cup begins. Read the Complete Story On Skift

Skift Take: Peregrine Hospitality's CEO admits hotels have no competitive moat. His fix is operational discipline. The question is whether that'll be enough to deliver results.Read the Complete Story On Skift

Skift Take: The order is major win for Boeing, which has been shut out of the Chinese market for nearly decade due to trade tensions between the U.S. and China. Read the Complete Story On Skift

Skift Take: NYC still has the thing every other city wants, and no other city can buy: strangers worth talking to, singing with, eating with, arguing with, and falling in love next to. Read the Complete Story On Skift

Skift Take: Repeat visitation must be actively earned, not assumed as a result of satisfaction.Read the Complete Story On Skift

Skift Take: Expedia was the company that acquired Tiquets. Airbnb didn't buy the experiences brand, but seems to have made a solid return on its Tiqets investment when it cashed out. Read the Complete Story On Skift

Skift Take: Although Spirit was a small airline, it had a sizable impact on airfares across major markets in the U.S. Now that it has shut down, industry experts say to expect more airfare increases compounded by high fuel costs. Read the Complete Story On Skift

Skift Take: Meliá says instability hurt first-quarter results in some markets while strengthening the summer outlook in others. Read the Complete Story On Skift

Skift Take: The Iran war didn't just raise fuel costs — it upended many travel company's business plans for 2026.Read the Complete Story On Skift

Skift Take: The Iran conflict forced a system-wide stress test on Gulf aviation. Airlines that use this disruption to redesign how they operate will emerge with a structural advantage. Those that simply wait for stability to return will find the window has closed.Read the Complete Story On Skift

Skift Take: Wyndham’s Al Marjan Island bet is less about the Wynn effect and more about proving midscale branded residences have been a missed opportunity all along.Read the Complete Story On Skift

Skift Take: A delay without a date is still a delay — Wynn is betting the UAE’s long-term fundamentals can absorb the uncertainty. Read the Complete Story On Skift

Skift Take: Each Air India update only deepens the question: who gets to lead the airline? The wait, for now, continues.Read the Complete Story On Skift

Skift Take: Nassetta calls it a C, Capuano says the K is bending. I call it wishful typography.Read the Complete Story On Skift

Skift Take: As travelers prioritize seamless, end-to-end journeys, Capital One is moving beyond booking to build a fully integrated travel ecosystem, reshaping how brands reach and engage customers along the way.Read the Complete Story On Skift