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Kirby’s Public Merger Plea
A United-American merger would mean pain for business travelers, but if it ever happened, there could be some positives, too.
Dennis Schaal is Skift’s Founding Editor and Executive Editor. Dennis has been a reporter focusing on online travel and short-term rentals for more than two decades at Skift, Tnooz, USA Today, and Travel Weekly. He is well-known for tough one-on-one interviews on stage at Skift events, including with the CEOs and top execs of Expedia, Uber, Booking Holdings, Priceline, Kayak, Hopper, and more.
American Express Saw Strong Luxury Spending in Q1, Airline Softness in April
A lot of companies are seeing strength among premium customers and hesitancy at lower rungs, but American Express skews toward the upper echelon.
Expedia Abruptly Appoints New CFO — the 3rd Under CEO Ariane Gorin
The CFO switch isn't a good look for Expedia during the current tumultuous geopolitical climate and what that means for the travel industry.
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Capital One Closes on Hopper Deal
Capital One closed a deal this month to acquire the Hopper tech that powered Capital One Travel, and hired around 150 Hopper employees. I reported exclusively five months ago that this deal was going to happen.
Capital One Closed Hopper Tech and Employee Deal in April, Focuses on Travel Expansion
The Hopper tech acquisition, along with that of Discover and Brex, position Capital One Travel to get much more competitive with American Express and Chase Travel in going after luxury and business travelers.
NYC Finds 27% of Approved Short-Term Rental Listings Are Now Illegal
Turns out you can probably find some entire-home short-term rental listings in New York City, after all, because hosts take lawfully registered listings and convert them into illegal ones. Airbnb isn't required to take any action to limit the practice — and apparently isn't doing so.
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Navan’s Competitive Moat?
Business travel upstart Navan it touting its AI bonafides as a competitive edge. But is it a shallow claim?
Fora Travel Is Focused on Growth and a Small Acquisition Helps Build AI Tools
Fora Travel has the luxury of being private and can build its business — seemingly at a decent pace — without getting second-guessed in quarterly earnings calls.
NYC Sues Landlord Over Illegal Short-Term Rentals, Says Airbnb Could Have Done More
There's a loophole that doesn't require Airbnb to delist properties when hosts convert legal listings into illegal ones. Airbnb could help — but does it really want to?
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Expedia, AI and Trust
The online travel booking giant is touting its perceived edge against AI threats