Skift Daily Briefing

Good morning from Skift. It’s Friday, July 12, 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. Bjørn Kjos [NOTE: FOR PRONOUNCIATION, GO TO https://forvo.

Good morning from Skift. It’s Thursday, July 11, 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. You’ll always get different answers depending on who you ask about a Trump Slump in travel to the U.S. Demand for flights remains high, but destinations and hotels outside top destinations have noted a slight decline in business.

Good morning from Skift. It’s Wednesday, July 10, 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 United Kingdom’s data protection regulator plans to fine Marriott $124 million for last year’s massive data breach involving around 339 million guest records.

Good morning from Skift. It’s Tuesday, July 9, 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. Glenn Fogel, the CEO of Booking Holdings, was the most highly compensated public company online travel leader in 2018, with total compensation of $20.45 million.

Good morning from Skift. It’s Monday, July 8, 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. First up, globe-trotting On Experience columnist Colin Nagy reveals the summer edition of his innovators list 2019. It covers some of the most inspiring innovations in design, service, and guest experience in hospitality and travel so far this year.

Good morning from Skift. It’s Friday, July 5, 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. An Australia tourism watchdog said the country’s visa processing bottlenecks have forced India’s travel agents to stop recommending the destination despite strong demand from Indian visitors.

Good morning from Skift. It’s Wednesday, July 3, 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. Oyo Hotels & Homes will be investing $50 million to expand in Vietnam, where it has opened 90 hotels in the past three months, reports Asia Editor Raini Hamdi.

Good morning from Skift. It’s Tuesday, July 2, 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. After Ben Smith became CEO of Air France-KLM last year, he didn’t like what he saw, reports Senior Aviation Business Editor Brian Sumers. Worldwide, Smith said, the airline’s operation is more complex than it needs to be.

Good morning from Skift. It’s Monday, July 1, in New York City. For daily updates in your inbox, subscribe to the Skift Daily newsletter at skift.com/daily. For more insight into the business of travel, subscribe to the Skift Daily Newsletter at skift.com/daily. It’s not just the largest and richest companies in travel that are on the personalization path these days.

Good morning from Skift. It’s Friday, June 28, in New York City. For daily updates in your inbox, subscribe to the Skift Daily newsletter at skift.com/daily. Cruise giant Carnival had ambitious goals for its data-fueled Ocean Medallion initiative aimed to bring a personalized experience to guests using internet-of-things technology.