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O'Hara put a number on his train bet, €300 million, and a theory: whoever has the trains gets through the tunnel first.

The meetings industry's senior ranks still look like a page from decades ago. These 15 women are rewriting what power looks like in their own corners of the business.

Power in the travel industry now belongs to the builders. Those whose initiatives are ambitious, audacious, and — at the same time — gloriously useful. Here’s Skift’s 2026 list of the top 25 people doing that building.

Travelers are demanding more flexibility, personalization, and control across the journey. Turo’s Tim Rossanis sees mobility as a pilot for how travel companies can respond by building around traveler intent rather than legacy processes.

The fine will hit Trip.com Group’s books once. The changes to its China business could last much longer.

Abu Dhabi’s recovery runs on domestic demand and the return of a packed events calendar.

With the Treebo deal off, Accor may have to turn to an acquisition to replace the scale it lost and speed its path to 300 hotels in India.

Creators now run production studios that drive brand storytelling, customer acquisition, booking behavior, and loyalty. The travel industry knows creators matter. The question is: how should brands build a system around them?

Every destination has live events on its calendar. The open question is whether it builds anything lasting.

The fight in travel's creator economy has shifted. It used to be about attention, now it's about who gets the attribution for the booking.