Cvent enjoys a preeminent position in the event technology marketplace and has invested in recent years to make its platform easier to use for meeting planners. Still, the pressure is on across the sector to develop the next generation of tools to enhance the event experience.

What a difference a year makes. On August 1, 2017 Sabre was laying off 10 percent of its workforce and reported a net loss of $6 million for the second quarter. A year after those changes, the company’s turnaround appears to be bearing fruit. On Tuesday, the Southlake, Texas-company reported its second-quarter earnings, which echoed first-quarter earnings in that the company appears to be heading in the right direction after a period of sluggish growth. Revenue rose 9 percent to $984 million.

The recent series of earnings calls from airlines makes one thing clear: the rapid rise in fuel prices is starting to drive strategy across the industry and that may result in passengers paying more to fly. Perhaps Doug Parker, the CEO of American Airlines, captured it best on his earnings call last week:“To the extent any of us were viewing this quick run-up as a spike that would quickly correct itself, we should abandon that notion.

Skift is turning six today.Of all the achievements anyone can ask of a company from its infancy, staying power — mere survival — is the toughest of them. Let no one tell you otherwise. Make it a media startup in an age of existential crisis in media all around, and you’ve created the biggest odds against yourself right from the start.

Travelzoo, whose best-known product is a deals newsletter, seemed to be having a good year until it reported its second-quarter earnings on Wednesday. The leaden reality of lower than expected revenues and profits led investors to knock 30 percent off the share price by midday Wednesday, to $13. Economic strength in the company’s key markets of North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific should have been reflected in a boost in company performance in the three months to June 30.

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 United States may not fund airlines directly, but its laws help them succeed.

At Skift, we place a high value on all the journalism we do day in and day out, but we are particularly proud of our deep dives and enterprise stories. These are the long-form pieces that provide you with invaluable insights and analysis — told through great storytelling, and packaged with cool design. We know you are busy and may have missed some of these amazing stories from the past several months in our newsletters, website and social feeds.

Throughout the week we post dozens of original stories, connecting the dots across the travel industry, and every weekend we sum it all up. This weekend roundup examines aviation. For all of our weekend roundups,go here. >>So much can happen between now and 2021. David Neeleman’s new airline may never get off the ground. But let’s hope for the best. The U.S.

Skift Global Forum is officially two months away this week. This is my favorite time of year; feels like the holiday season for Skift! Our team is working hard to make the conference amazing, and we can’t wait for you to see what’s in store. We know that our tickets are pricey, and that two-plus days out of the office can be difficult to swing. I can assure you that the investments of your time and money are worth it, and our past attendees think so too.

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. In 2016, Skift created (and later trademarked) a word you may know:overtourism.