Skift Daily Briefing

Good morning from Skift. It’s Wednesday, May 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. If you’ve been waiting for the proverbial next shoe to drop when it comes to Google Travel putting all the pieces together, it just did.

Good morning from Skift. It’s Tuesday, May 14, in New York City. For daily updates in your inbox, subscribe to the Skift Daily newsletter at skift.com/daily. Brought to you by Go RVing, reminding you that AWAY is a place without strict schedules, flight delays, or baggage restrictions. Find your AWAY. Visit GoRVing.com Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today.

Good morning from Skift. It’s Monday, May 13, in New York City. For daily updates in your inbox, subscribe to the Skift Daily newsletter at skift.com/daily. Brought to you by Go RVing, reminding you that AWAY is a place without strict schedules, flight delays, or baggage restrictions. Find your AWAY. Visit GoRVing.com Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today.

Good morning from Skift. It’s Friday, May 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. First in the lineup: Choice Hotels plans to shift its focus toward higher-end lodgings in a bid to attract upscale business travelers. Its brands include Econolodge, Clarion, Quality Inn & Suites, and Roadway Inn.

Good morning from Skift. It’s Thursday, May 9, in New York City. For daily updates in your inbox, subscribe to the Skift Daily Newsletter at skift.com/daily. Brought to you by Go RVing, reminding you that AWAY is a place without strict schedules, flight delays, or baggage restrictions. Find your AWAY. Visit GoRVing.com Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today.

Good morning from Skift. It’s Wednesday, May 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. Google Maps is an integral part of travel for many of its users, and a variety of new features are likely to make Google’s other services just as important.

Good morning from Skift. It’s Tuesday, May 7, 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. Next month, Air Canada expects to pay Qatar Airways to operate two routes for it from Montreal: one to Paris and the other to Barcelona, both with Airbus A330s. The airline is short on planes because regulators have grounded its 24 Boeing 737 Max aircraft.

Good morning from Skift. It’s Monday, May 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. It’s a sign of how far the plastic debate has moved into the mainstream that it’s now getting mentioned on company earnings calls, reports Europe Editor Patrick Whyte.

Good morning from Skift. It’s Friday, May 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. Despite the many issues facing humanity, tourism continues to expand at impressive speed. International arrivals are increasing 6 percent in 2018 and hitting the 1.4 billion mark, according to the United Nations World Tourism Organization.

Good morning from Skift. It’s Thursday, May 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. As the category lines in hospitality begin to blur, one hotel company that has said it will not get into the homersharing business has been Hilton.