The UK's Brexit vote has left a lot of travel companies searching for answers. Ben Chapman / FlickrSkift Take: With the UK government seemingly determined to sever all ties with the European Union, things don’t look great for the travel industry. For the time being there’s not much companies can do but hope for the best. — Patrick WhyteThree months have passed since the UK voted to leave the European Union and still no-one is certain what Brexit will mean.

In this January 30, 2009 photo, a Japan Air Lines staffer checks the biofuel-loaded No. 3 engine of Japan Airlines Boeing 747-300 before a demo flight at Tokyo International Airport in Tokyo. Itsuo Inouye / Associated PressSkift Take: The world won't be able to breathe much easier with this UN climate deal covering aviation -- international only, not domestic flights.

Marriott CEO Arne Sorenson at the Skift Global Forum in New York City September 27. Sorenson spoke about the power of scale. Skift Skift Take: Arne Sorenson certainly had a lot to share at this year's Skift Global Forum. Read on for some insight into the company's unconventional decision to link Marriott Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest, as well as how he really feels about Airbnb and direct bookings.

We have to wonder: Was West Elm's partnership with Marriott's SpringHill Suites just a pilot for its bigger hotel schemes? Looks like it, given today's news. -Deanna Ting.

The cruise industry likes to talk up how important sustainability is, but provides little evidence of its effect on the environment and what it's doing to minimize its impact. Here, the Emerald Princess is docked in Istanbul. Carlo Mirante / FlickrSkift Take: If you're going to release a report trying to show the strides your industry has made in sustainability, it helps to have concrete evidence to bear that out.

Oliver Heckman (right), who oversee Google's travel product, discusses Google's ambitions with Skift executive editor Dennis Schaal at the Skift Global Forum in New York City September 28. Skift Skift Take: Google says it wants to provide users with the best answers and to connect them to online travel agencies, airlines and hotels but Google could also turn on more booking functionality one day.

Serviced apartments continue to be a top choice for business travelers. Bangkok, pictured here in 2012, has become one of the top global business travel destinations. Evo Flash / FlickrSkift Take: Airbnb may be raising the visibility of traditional serviced apartments in the business travel space. It remains to be seen whether homesharing represents an existential threat to established corporate housing providers.