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The ICE partnership hurt Avelo's brand. And the airline's CEO now acknowledges it had a real financial impact too.

Ten years after Hilton, Marriott, and other chains began coaxing travelers to book directly, online travel agencies still control roughly the same slice of the pie. Yet the chains have won the economics: lower commissions, better contract terms, and stronger loyalty programs.

On this week's Good Morning Hospitality, A Skift Podcast: Hotels Edition, Sarah Dandashy and Steve Turk break down a week where three big stories all pointed at the same shift:…

Accor had a retirement policy. So the news here is CEO Sébastien Bazin saying a “succession search” is underway and that he may leave sooner if the board “finds the right person.” More than 40% of shareholders voted against his pay.

Expedia's IShowSpeed partnership is another signal that creator marketing has moved from experiment to core strategy among travel brands — though it’s not yet clear how its social media impressions are converting to bookings.

America keeps building its air-travel consumer framework around disclosure, where Europe built it around liability, and two decades of evidence from across the Atlantic says our theory is wrong.

Hotels have long treated the room as the only thing worth selling. Marriott's deal with ResortPass signals a growing sideline to boost margins: selling empty pool chairs and spa slots to locals who show up for the day.

Rosewood Hotels & Resorts announced plans for Rosewood Tokyo, the brand’s first urban hotel in Japan. Plus, more hotel deal and development news from APAC.

Mews and SiteMinder are bringing distribution and hotel operations into one platform. The goal: Break down the hotel data silos that complicate AI adoption in the agentic age.

Women lead some of travel's most consequential organizations. They still occupy a fraction of its boardrooms. Women Leading Travel Forum exists in the gap between those two facts, and this June, the executives navigating that gap will be in one room.

Airbnb has struggled to scale experiences. Investing in WeRoad — and hiring its CEO — is Chesky's preferred move: partner first, potentially acquire later.

Truist raised its already industry-high forecasts for mid and upper-end U.S. hotel RevPAR growth. A voco opened in California. Plus, more hotel deal and development news.