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Skift Daily Travel Briefing

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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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Skift Daily Briefing, 2/18/2021

Good morning from Skift It’s Thursday, February 18, here in New York City. For daily updates in your inbox, subscribe to the Skift Daily newsletter at skift.com/daily. And now, here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today. Hilton, the world’s second largest hotel company, reported a $720 million loss for 2020, with $225 million of that coming from its fourth quarter.

Feb 18, 2021•4 min

Skift Daily Briefing, 2/17/2021

Good morning from Skift It’s Wednesday, February 17, here in New York City. For daily updates in your inbox, subscribe to the Skift Daily newsletter at skift.com/daily. And now, here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today. Arne Sorenson, the CEO of Marriott for the past nine years and only the third chief executive in the company’s history, passed away on Monday. He was 62 and had been battling pancreatic cancer for nearly two years.

Feb 17, 2021•4 min

Skift Daily Briefing, 2/16/2021

Good morning from Skift It’s Tuesday, February 16, in New York City. For daily updates in your inbox, subscribe to the Skift Daily newsletter at skift.com/daily. And now, here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today. Airlines in the U.S. have adjusted their mask mandates to be more accommodating of passengers with disabilities.

Feb 16, 2021•4 min

Skift Daily Briefing, 2/12/2021

Good morning from Skift It’s Friday, February 12, here in New York City. For daily updates in your inbox, subscribe to the Skift Daily newsletter at skift.com/daily. And now, here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today. Hotel operator Wyndham is stretching globally for new branding deals. To help with recovery, the company is betting on conversions, which were up 60 percent in the second half of 2020.

Feb 12, 2021•5 min

Skift Daily Briefing, 2/11/2021

Good morning from Skift It’s Thursday, February 11, here in New York City. For daily updates in your inbox, subscribe to the Skift Daily newsletter at skift.com/daily. And now, here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today. Trivago’s recent acquisition of Weekend.com is taking it to the world of online travel agencies as the company continues its transition away from hotel metasearch.

Feb 11, 2021•4 min

Skift Daily Briefing, 2/10/2021

Good morning from Skift It’s Wednesday, February 10, here in New York City. For daily updates in your inbox, subscribe to the Skift Daily newsletter at skift.com/daily. And now, here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today. Germany-headquartered TUI is relying on the UK, its biggest market, to make a comeback this summer, the company said in its latest earnings announcement on Tuesday.

Feb 10, 2021•4 min

Skift Daily Briefing, 2/9/2021

Good morning from Skift It’s Tuesday, February 9, here in New York City. For daily updates in your inbox, subscribe to the Skift Daily newsletter at skift.com/daily. And now, here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today.

Feb 09, 2021•4 min

Skift Daily Briefing, 2/8/2021

Good morning from Skift It’s Monday, February 8, in New York City. For daily updates in your inbox, subscribe to the Skift Daily newsletter at skift.com/daily. And now, here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today. The U.S. hotel sector’s unemployment rate is once again on the rise, as experts point to a slower-than-expected vaccine rollout hindering the industry’s recovery, writes hospitality reporter Cameron Sperance.

Feb 08, 2021•5 min

Skift Daily Briefing, 2/5/2021

Good morning from Skift It’s Friday, February 5, in New York City. For daily updates in your inbox, subscribe to the Skift Daily newsletter at skift.com/daily. And now, here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today. There’s an unlikely contender emerging as a great city to visit in Asia. Ho Chi Minh City is making a case to become one of the most resilient destinations in a post-pandemic world.

Feb 05, 2021•4 min
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