Skift

Skift Take Haaland mania is real. It will not move Norwegian tourism, and the visitors it might send are the ones Norway is already pricing out.

Skift Take Expedia ended its Hopper partnership in 2023 for 17 months over deceptive practices. Now the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, in another reputational hit, has reached largely the same verdict, with a $35 million price tag. Summarize Story Share Select a question above or ask something else Hopper has agreed to pay $35 million to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that it charged users fees without their consent, and misrepresented the benefits of its price freeze products.

Skift Take Booking Holdings has an uphill climb to rival Expedia's scale in B2B, but the formation of a consolidated business unit could help Booking become a more formidable competitor. Summarize Story Share Select a question above or ask something else Booking Holdings is forming a new B2B unit that brings together Booking.com, Agoda, and Priceline to power the travel offerings for other companies, a spokesperson confirmed to Skift. The effort is being overseen by Agoda CEO Omri Morgenshtern.

Skift Take Sébastien Bazin left four or five doors open for Ennismore in June. He now looks to be walking through one. Summarize Story Share Select a question above or ask something else Accor has reportedly lined up Goldman Sachs and three other banks to help with a potential U.S. listing of Ennismore, its lifestyle joint venture behind brands such as The Hoxton and Delano.

Skift Take Airbnb has recruited an OpenAI VP to help make its next wave of technology feel unmistakably Airbnb. The hire plays to the company’s oldest advantage — and its newer hedge against AI mania: brand.In his own LinkedIn post, Summarize Story Share Select a question above or ask something else Airbnb has poached OpenAI's first global vice president of creative after less than a year.

Skift Take Land visitors from Canada were down double digits in 2025, but federal data suggests travelers with American friends and relatives are more willing to cross the border. Summarize Story Share Select a question above or ask something else U.S. trade policies and political rhetoric spurred a travel boycott from Canada, but a new federal report shows it wasn’t enough to keep every traveler away. About 16 million Canadians visited the U.S. last year.

Share Subscribe Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | RSS On this episode of Suite Success, host Katie Cline sits down with Marco DiDomizio, hospitality strategist, real estate broker, consultant, and coach at InnAdvisors. Before advising hotel owners across the country, Marco spent nearly a decade transforming the Candleberry Inn on Cape Cod from a dated bed and breakfast into the #1 inn in the United States according to both Travel + Leisure and TripAdvisor.

Skift Take RedDoorz will be IPO-ing to go shopping. It's strategy is clear: Singapore now, Nasdaq eventually, and what looks like an acquisition spree in between.

Skift Take Even with Delta’s fuel costs doubling this year, the carrier still expects to meet its original profit outlook for 2026. Summarize Story Share Select a question above or ask something else Delta Air Lines is reaffirming its profit outlook for 2026 even as fuel prices become increasingly volatile after President Donald Trump announced the end of a ceasefire with Iran.

Skift Take Official FIFA sponsors spent millions locking up World Cup rights, but some of the most effective marketing may be based on response time. Summarize Story Share Select a question above or ask something else Four weeks in, the 2026 World Cup has spurred a number of viral moments: the Tartan Army running Boston bars dry. Norwegian fans’ Viking Row chant. Photos of press box condiments covered in tape due to FIFA’s brand restrictions.