Are hotels winning the battle for customers against the likes of Airbnb and HomeAway and other private accommodations providers? That’s one of the primary questions surrounding the latest report from Morgan Stanley Research. For at least three years, Morgan Stanley analysts have examined the number of peak demand nights in the top 25 U.S. markets from data collected by STR to determine whether private accommodations or other factors such as demand and supply growth are having an impact on U.S.

Checked bag fees probably seem like the greatest business idea ever. A decade ago, U.S. airlines took a service that was free and turned it into a massive revenue generator worth billions of dollars annually, industry-wide. But ask some airline executives about the fees, particularly when the tape recorder is off, and they can be less sanguine. The revenue is fantastic — so strong no airline that has fees will drop them — but the extra charges cause unintended consequences.

United Airlines is the latest North American airline to increase checked bag fees, announcing Friday it is charging $30 for the first bag and $40 for the second on most flights in North America, the Caribbean and Central America. A United spokeswoman said the change is immediate, though only in effect for tickets purchased Friday or later.

Carnival Cruise Line is about to embark on a familiar jig it calls “the cruise ship shuffle.” When the dance is over by the end of September, the 26-ship line will have its newest, biggest ships sailing from Miami, and Cape Canaveral, Florida, and Galveston, Texas — three of the country’s top four busiest ports.

On Monday, JetBlue — the airline that purportedly seeks to bring humanity back to travel — increased the charge for the first checked bag by $5, to $30, effective immediately. An airline spokesman told Bloomberg, “We constantly review and adjust our ancillary pricing to ensure a healthy business.” I understand airlines exist to make money. They have shareholders who expect them to wring as much revenue from each passenger as possible.

Consumer ticketing giantEventbrite’s long-awaited initial public offering is moving forward after a period in which the San Francisco-based company drove revenue growth in an extremely crowded global market. Eventbrite’s dual strengths are its simplicity for clients to sell and market event tickets while acting as a marketplace and point-of-sale for consumers. It takes a small percentage of each ticket sold and a small flat fee as well when it processes payments.

Jake Tapper came to talk about President Donald Trump, the Washington swamp, and to plug his new novel, The Hellfire Club, but in front of an audience of hundreds of travel agents and other industry executives, the CNN anchor addressed how media and travel interests may sometimes converge.

The Skift Airline Innovation Report is our weekly newsletter on the business of airline innovation. We look closely at the technological, financial, and design trends at airlines and airports. Brian Sumers writes and curates the newsletter, and we send it on Wednesdays. You can find previous issues of the newsletter here.

The Skift New Luxury newsletter is our weekly newsletter focused on the business of selling luxury travel, the people and companies creating and selling experiences, emerging trends, and the changing consumer habits around the sector. The CEOs of big hotel companies love to talk about white space: the gaps in their portfolios where there is room to squeeze in new brands. Marriott’s Starwood acquisition created a 30-brand behemoth.

Coming soon to a Six Flags near you: a loyalty program where points can be earned by riding a roller coaster or taking in a show. The regional theme park operator announced the Six Flags Membership Rewards program this week, with a rollout scheduled for August 30, when 2019 passes go on sale. And while members can amass points in unorthodox ways like checking in to rides or posting on social media, they get far more for visiting and spending money in parks.