Podcasts

This month brings the return of the Skift Global Forum, where travel executives will offer no shortage of opinions about the state of the industry. What topics will they discuss?

Today's podcast looks at a probe into U.S. airlines loyalty programs, a $40 million acquisition of Thomas Cook, and a step toward owning fewer properties for Hyatt.

In part one, Gordon Smith and Jay Shabat take a closer look at Qantas and ask how major new projects could change its business. In part two, we turn our attention to Colombian national carrier Avianca and put its latest earnings in context. 

Today's podcast looks at the most influential people in the travel industry, who comes out on top of Marriott and Hilton's portfolio growth battle, and Expedia Group's defense of B2B.

Today's podcast looks at labor strikes at U.S. hotels, Southwest’s activist investors, and New Zealand’s new fees for tourists.

A 44% increase in foreign arrivals in 2023, may suggest recovery for Indian inbound tourism, but the country has a long way to go to realise its true potential in tourism.

Airlines have seen profits and revenues boom this year, so does that mean all is well in the sector? Not quite – the industry's recovery is far from complete. We explain why in this episode of the Skift Travel Podcast.

Today's podcast looks at airports' tech tune-ups, Quantas' all-new aircraft, and Scotland's first tourist tax.

Of the 100 busiest airports worldwide, we reveal the likely winners and losers for Q4 and ask what these capacity trends tell us about the industry’s broader direction of travel.

Today's podcast looks at the new amenities arms race, the female-traveler friendly Saudi campaign, and the new shareholder at SAS Scandinavian Airlines.