Skift Daily Travel Briefing

U.S. Travel Slows, Airbnb Enters Hotels, Sonder Shuts Down


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U.S. travel companies are feeling the sting of fewer international visitors, Airbnb tests a hotel strategy in major cities, and Sonder’s meteoric rise ends in collapse.

On today’s Skift Daily Briefing, Sarah Dandashy breaks down what’s behind the tourism slowdown, why Airbnb’s next chapter might look more like Expedia, and what Sonder’s downfall means for hospitality’s tech-driven future.


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  • How Airbnb Is Thinking About Its Third New Business of 2025 — Hotels
  • Sonder Officially Shuts Down: What Went Wrong?
  • Honorable Mention: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Good Morning Hospitality, A Skift Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
  • Honorable Mention: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@AskAConcierge on IG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


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