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Skift Take: After its 18-month fast forward, InterGlobe-owned European hotel brand Miiro is hitting pause to make sure guests actually want to come back. Read the Complete Story On Skift

Skift Take: Marriott alone owes loyalty members $4 billion in unredeemed points. Across seven hotel giants, the total tops $11 billion. The numbers signal strength, not weakness.Read the Complete Story On Skift

Skift Take: Montage is thinking deeply about how to grow while preserving its service culture and attention to detail. Read the Complete Story On Skift

Skift Take: The Trump administration wants to privatize TSA following two government shutdowns in which TSA officers missed two paychecks in each. During the most recent partial shutdown, airports across the country experienced hours-long wait times at security as a result of staffing shortages. Read the Complete Story On Skift

Skift Take: Agentic AI promises to collapse research, planning, and booking into one conversation — assuming travelers ever decide to trust it.Read the Complete Story On Skift

Skift Take: British Airways is taking the unusual step in permitting in-flight phone calls to take place on planes with Starlink. In the U.S., it is illegal to make such phone calls, but they are allowed in the UK and the EU. Read the Complete Story On Skift

Skift Take: Africa is finally tearing down its visa walls — but until intra-African flights get cheaper and more frequent, open borders alone won't unlock the continent's tourism potential.Read the Complete Story On Skift

Skift Take: United is segmenting its business class and premium economy cabins, offering customers fares that are similar to basic economy. Read the Complete Story On Skift

Skift Take: ICE’s presence in Minnesota took a toll on its tourism industry. Now, the question is whether the state can use its time in the spotlight to attract visitors. Read the Complete Story On Skift

Skift Take: B&B Hotels has found momentum by scaling a focused budget model across Europe’s fragmented markets. The next phase is proving that the same formula can work in markets like the UK and the U.S.Read the Complete Story On Skift

Skift Take: Airline leadership shakeups, alliance shifts, and AI-driven discovery are all hitting travel at once. In this episode of the Skift Travel Podcast, Sarah Kopit and Seth Borko break down a week that reveals something bigger happening inside the airline industry. Read the Complete Story On Skift

Skift Take: United is the latest carrier to announce it will raise bag fees as airlines are passing down the price of surging fuel costs onto customers. Read the Complete Story On Skift

Skift Take: The U.S. continues to see a downturn in travel from certain countries. One survey suggests tourists still aren't over tariffs. Read the Complete Story On Skift

Skift Take: The UK Government is set to invite industry players to a roundtable event to discuss guest safety. The event could see ministers and companies discuss new protocols that could have wide-ranging impacts. Read the Complete Story On Skift

Skift Take: AI strategy sounds clean on slides; execution is anything but. Jie Zheng breaks down what scaling AI actually looks like ahead of Skift Data + AI Summit 2026.Read the Complete Story On Skift

Skift Take: Conversions are giving hotel groups a faster way to expand midscale, especially in higher-cost markets where new builds are harder to justify.Read the Complete Story On Skift

Skift Take: E-arrival cards save passengers from having to do paperwork just after disembarking a plane. But the initiative will only make a tiny dent to the bigger problem India faces.Read the Complete Story On Skift

Skift Take: The U.S. is gearing up for a summer of marquee events, but new fees and restrictions could keep certain tourists at bay.Read the Complete Story On Skift

Skift Take: This follows recent decisions by CEOs of Air Canada and Indigo. Read the Complete Story On Skift

Skift Take: Now that IndiGo has significantly hiked its fuel surcharges, will Air India follow suit? Air India’s still-unannounced Phase 3 Far East surcharge will likely reflect the new, higher benchmark.Read the Complete Story On Skift