Skift https://skift.com/ Travel News, Airline News, Hotel News & Tourism News Fri, 20 Sep 2024 21:32:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://skift.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/cropped-logo-square-yellow-32x32.png Skift https://skift.com/ 32 32 198915780 Oyo to Buy Motel 6 for $525 Million in U.S. Expansion Bid https://skift.com/2024/09/20/oyo-buys-motel-6-for-525-million-in-u-s-expansion-bid/ Fri, 20 Sep 2024 20:49:38 +0000 https://skift.com/?p=707868 Skift Take: Oyo, based in India, has tried for years to gain traction in the U.S., but it has claimed that competitors have played hardball. It's now betting that buying a network is its best way to gain scale fast.
— Sean O'Neill

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]]> 707868 A Motel 6 hotel in Washington, Pennsylvania. Motel 6 Sabre Hospitality Is For Sale … Again https://skift.com/2024/09/20/sabre-hospitality-is-for-sale-again/ Fri, 20 Sep 2024 19:52:19 +0000 https://skift.com/?p=707772 Skift Take: If Sabre sells its hospitality unit this time around, it can use some of the proceeds to pay off debt, and then refocus on its core airline and travel agency business.
— Dennis Schaal

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]]> 707772 A king bedroom at the Hyatt Regency Irvine. Hyatt is deploying Sabre's Synxis central reservations system in many of its properties in 2024. Hyatt How to Fix Travel? The Founder of this Michelin-Rated Inn Has Ideas https://skift.com/2024/09/20/how-to-fix-travel-the-founder-of-this-michelin-rated-inn-has-ideas/ Fri, 20 Sep 2024 19:32:55 +0000 https://skift.com/?p=707838 Skift Take: The idea of starting with the community rather than tourist demand is an unusual strategy and will be tough to repeat elsewhere. But there's a lot of potential.
— Lex Haris

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]]> 707838 Fogo Island Inn <a href="https://fogoislandinn.ca/your-stay/image-gallery/">Fogo Island Inn</a> 10 Things We Learned at the Skift Global Forum https://skift.com/2024/09/20/10-things-we-learned-at-the-skift-global-forum/ Fri, 20 Sep 2024 17:58:02 +0000 https://skift.com/?p=707805 Skift Take: Executives speaking at this year's Skift Global Forum offered no shortage of opinions about the current state and future of the travel industry, and here are some of the most noteworthy comments.
— Rashaad Jorden

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]]> 707805 Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky adressing the crowd virtually at the Skift Global Forum in New York on September 18. Skift Expedia’s Evolution, JetBlue’s Challenges and Dubai’s Sphere https://skift.com/2024/09/20/expedias-evolution-jetblues-challenges-and-dubais-sphere/ Fri, 20 Sep 2024 09:37:00 +0000 https://skift.com/?p=707758 Skift Take: Today's podcast looks at Expedia's new focus, Jetblue's frustrations, and a sphere for Dubai.
— Rashaad Jorden

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]]> 707758 Expedia Group CEO Ariane Gorin (L) at the 2024 Skift Global Forum. Skift Where Certares Plans to Invest Hundreds of Millions of Dollars https://skift.com/2024/09/19/where-certares-plans-to-invest-hundreds-of-millions-of-dollars/ Thu, 19 Sep 2024 18:17:46 +0000 https://skift.com/?p=707746 Skift Take: There is huge untapped potential in getting Americans to travel to Europe or the Middle East for lower prices on high-tech wellness services.
— Justin Dawes

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]]> 707746 Pictured: Greg O’Hara, founder of private equity firm Certares, at the Skift Global Forum Skift MGM Shares Plans for Dubai Sphere, ‘Equally Compelling as Las Vegas Sphere’ https://skift.com/2024/09/19/mgm-shares-plans-for-dubai-sphere-equally-compelling-as-las-vegas-sphere/ Thu, 19 Sep 2024 17:09:54 +0000 https://skift.com/?p=706718 Skift Take: MGM Resorts is building its own "Dubai Sphere." Though not linked to the Las Vegas Sphere, the hotelier says it will be just as exciting.
— Josh Corder

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]]> 706718 A rendering of MGM Resorts' Dubai project. MGM MGM Resorts Has Applied for a Casino License in Abu Dhabi https://skift.com/2024/09/19/mgm-resorts-has-applied-for-a-casino-license-in-abu-dhabi/ Thu, 19 Sep 2024 16:35:50 +0000 https://skift.com/?p=707695 Skift Take: MGM Resorts is the first operator to confirm it has applied for a casino license in the UAE, but it is likely not the only one.
— Josh Corder

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]]> 707695 New Expedia CEO: Building Vrbo, Loyalty, and AI Tools https://skift.com/2024/09/19/new-expedia-ceo-building-vrbo-loyalty-and-ai-tools/ Thu, 19 Sep 2024 16:00:54 +0000 https://skift.com/?p=707702 Skift Take: Some parts of Expedia Group took a hit during its recently completed tech migration, and now the new CEO is focused on rebuilding and more.
— Justin Dawes

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]]> 707702 Pictured: Expedia Group CEO Ariane Gorin at the 2024 Skift Global Forum Skift JetBlue’s CEO on Mergers, Lounges and Getting Past Engine Issues https://skift.com/2024/09/19/jetblue-ceos-outlook-on-mergers-lounges-and-engine-issues/ Thu, 19 Sep 2024 15:44:36 +0000 https://skift.com/?p=707701 Skift Take: JetBlue CEO Joanna Geraghty said at the Skift Global Forum that JetBlue is focused on its “core strategy” as it seeks to become consistently profitable.
— Meghna Maharishi

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]]> 707701 JetBlue CEO Joanna Geraghty at the Skift Global Forum in New York on September 18. Skift Skift