Skift Daily Briefing

Good morning from Skift. It’s Friday, July 26, in New York City. For daily updates in your inbox, subscribe to the Skift Daily newsletter at skift.com/daily. And to join the conversation, register to attend Skift Global Forum, the leading thought conference for the travel industry, in New York City September 18 through 19. Save 15% on your ticket with code PODCAST 15. Now here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today.

Good morning from Skift. It’s Thursday, July 25, in New York City. For daily updates in your inbox, subscribe to the Skift Daily newsletter at skift.com/daily. Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today. President Trump’s trade war with China continues to put strain on the travel industry, with Hilton Hotels saying Wednesday that those tensions dampened its bookings in the second quarter.

Good morning from Skift. It’s Wednesday, July 24, in New York City. For daily updates in your inbox, subscribe to the Skift Daily newsletter at skift.com/daily. Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today JetBlue will curb its growth for the next 18 months and slow its interior retrofit program on existing jets. That’s because Airbus is significantly behind on delivering a new fuel-efficient airplane, executives said Tuesday on a second quarter earnings call.

Good morning from Skift. It’s Tuesday, July 23, in New York City. For daily updates in your inbox, subscribe to the Skift Daily newsletter at skift.com/daily. Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today The Middle East traveler has been going digital across all touchpoints of the travel journey, fueling a surge in the online travel market that is projected to reach $15 billion by 2023 across the region.

Good morning from Skift. It’s Monday, July 22, in New York City. For daily updates in your inbox, subscribe to the Skift Daily newsletter at skift.com/daily. Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today.

Good morning from Skift. It’s Friday, July 19, in New York City. For daily updates in your inbox, subscribe to the Skift Daily newsletter at skift.com/daily. Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today. These days, destination marketing organizations are in the business of managing the impact of tourists as much as making sure they continue to turn up.

Good morning from Skift. It’s Thursday, July 18, in New York City. For daily updates in your inbox, subscribe to the Skift Daily newsletter at skift.com/daily. Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today.

Good morning from Skift. It’s Wednesday, July 17, in New York City. For daily updates in your inbox, subscribe to the Skift Daily newsletter at skift.com/daily. Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today. New York City regularly is referred to as the greatest city in the world. But its airports? Those are regularly considered among the developed world's worst.

Good morning from Skift. It’s Tuesday, July 16, in New York City. For daily updates in your inbox, subscribe to the Skift Daily newsletter at skift.com/daily. Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today. We first turn to the latest story in our Travel Beyond Plastics series. Airlines are big perpetrators of plastic pollution in the aviation industry, but airports are part of the equation as well.

Good morning from Skift. It’s Monday, July 15, in New York City. For daily updates in your inbox, subscribe to the Skift Daily newsletter at skift.com/daily. Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today. A lawsuit pending against Marriott in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia may very well result in the company and its franchisees paying millions of dollars in restitution for resort fees that it’s accused of deceptively charging guests.