Travel Industry Earnings Coverage

Don’t miss out on Skift’s in-depth coverage of earnings reported by public travel companies, including online travel agencies, hotel brands, airlines, and technology companies. Our earnings stories cut through the numbers to explain what’s really happening at companies and within the industry as a whole.

Hotels

Hilton CEO Talks HNA, Cancellations, OTAs, and Airbnb

As it adapts to its new asset-light strategy, Hilton seems determined to leverage the strength of its ties to HNA, prevent unwanted hotel cancellations, and welcome more competition from an unlikely ally: Airbnb.

Deanna Ting | 9 years ago

Tourism

New Six Flags CEO Is Blaming a Disappointing Quarter on the Rain

Analysts sounded concerned that a stretch of bad weather could put Six Flags Entertainment's financial targets for 2017 at risk. The company better hope for clear skies moving forward — or find ways to reach the goals despite rainy days.

Hannah Sampson | 9 years ago

Airlines

Alaska Airlines Plans to Launch in 30 More Markets by 2018

Alaska has been so well run that we expect its early transition hiccups to be ironed out before they cause United/Continental-level disasters.

Sean O'Neill | 9 years ago

Airlines

JetBlue Exceeds Second Quarter Expectations After Tweaking Growth Strategy

JetBlue pulled back on its growth plans earlier this year, focusing instead on rolling out its improved Mint product. It seems to have paid off and the airline will be opportunistic about growing its fleet going forward.

Andrew Sheivachman | 9 years ago

Cruises

Carnival Says China Is a Good Long-Term Cruise Bet Despite Ongoing Struggles

Carnival Corp. reminds us that China is a small part of its business — which is true. But if the market is going to become the world's largest as the company expects, there are a lot of complications to work through.

Hannah Sampson | 9 years ago

Ground Transport

Car Rental Companies Have Too Many Vehicles and Not Enough Customers

Car rental giants are working to reduce fleet size following a period of reduced demand. But as ridesharing continues to grow in popularity on a global scale, these companies need to get creative about what the future of on-demand transportation really looks like.

Andrew Sheivachman | 9 years ago

Cruises

Norwegian Cruise Line Is Getting a Rocky Start in China

Expanding to new markets can be tough; Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings is fortunate that its business in the rest of the world appears to be thriving.

Hannah Sampson | 9 years ago

Hotels

Priceline Group Focuses on Expanding Its Alternative Accommodations

Booking.com grew its vacation rental supply at a hyper clip, 51 percent in the first quarter. But vacation rentals are different than hotels, where the company has excelled, and the same formula might not be a slam dunk.

Dennis Schaal | 9 years ago

Online Travel

TripAdvisor Gambles on TV Campaign Promising Best Hotels at Lowest Prices

TripAdvisor may be making progress on personalization and the balance between searching and booking, but we're not sure whether it has found a message that will resonate with consumers -- one that's different from Kayak's and Trivago's.

Dennis Schaal | 9 years ago

Tourism

Shanghai Disney Is Smashing Expectations as One-Year Mark Nears

Disney's theme park results were strong for the quarter, but its pipeline of projects around the world show the company has much bigger ambitions.

Hannah Sampson | 9 years ago