Sarah Enelow-Snyder

This week in hospitality, a still-private Airbnb reported over $1 billion in third-quarter revenue, and we checked in with travelers on how Marriott's loyalty merger is really going.

This week in aviation, carriers are auctioning off premium seats to squeeze every last dollar out of each flight, and the union representing pilots at Frontier Airlines said it finally reached a tentative pay agreement.

This week in hospitality, we have a deep dive on the evolution of hostels, which are now undergoing some uneasy corporatization. Then we looked at the departure of Onefinestay's CEO and Airbnb's slowing growth.

This week in digital news, TripAdvisor's redesign includes a new content and social feed that aims to convert browsers into buyers. We also have the latest on Almundo giving Despegar a run for its money in Latin America, and Sabre buying Farelogix for $360 million.

This week in tourism, companies with deep interests in the UK like TUI and Thomas Cook are anxious to see what the UK's impending withdrawal from the European Union will really mean for them. Nearby, tour buses in Rome are facing new restrictions on how many of them can clog up the city center.

This week in tourism, the U.S. midterm elections and a new split Congress were top of mind. If you've overdosed on political news, don't miss an introduction from our new Asia Editor and ramped-up coverage of travel advisors, including a new weekly newsletter: Travel Advisor Innovation Report.

This week in hospitality, Marriott is focused on the Starwood integration despite its "sobering" third quarter earnings, and Belmond stays quiet about a possible sale of the company.

This week in digital news, we analyzed third quarter earnings from major players. Booking emphasizes the prepaid hotel model and TripAdvisor's experiences and restaurants businesses are looking up.

This week in aviation, Icelandair is buying its rival Wow Air, while carriers around the world try to solve their food-waste problem.

This week in tourism, some destination marketers are broadening their roles and becoming destination managers, more invested in the local economy and issues like overtourism. Speaking of growth, the number of Chinese tourists traveling without a group are increasing in number.