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Whether Wyndham's Homes & Havens can compete with Marriott's far larger collection is an open question. But for Wyndham, this is only day one.

Silent auctions might look like a low-stakes sideshow to the main event, but decisions like item count and opening bids determine whether they raise real money.

When affluent travelers spend, Hyatt wins. The catch is that a portfolio built on luxury leisure is a bet on the wealth effect, and the good times could end if the stock market sneezes.

Better close-in demand, cost cuts, and second-half 2027 bookings on par with last year at higher prices suggest Norwegian Cruise Line's turnaround plan is starting to take hold, but the company still trails rivals that are already growing yields.

IndiGo’s answer to losing passengers is the Ryanair model of earning more from each one. But Ryanair’s extras depend on European rules. Walsh himself concedes India’s rules do put limits on that playbook.

Higher transportation costs appear to be squeezing Las Vegas hotels’ pricing power. Yet convention business has helped offset weaker leisure demand in some months

Travelers are searching less, but the industry is still making more money from the ones who turn up. Fewer searches, fewer passengers and softer forward bookings suggest that this depends on pricing more than on demand.

At Skift Global Forum, Sierra CEO Bret Taylor argued that AI agents could connect booking, service, sales, and loyalty into a more seamless customer relationship, organized around the traveler rather than a company’s internal structure.

Hosts and guests both have complaints when it comes to short-term rental review takedowns. For hosts, a single negative review can cost up to hundreds in lost revenue each month.

Egypt’s hotel pipeline already matches its new pitch, with nearly 90% of planned rooms upscale or luxury. The harder part to deliver is the rest of a premium trip — the best Nile vessels, guides and transport — which already sell out well in advance.

Paid loyalty is gaining traction in Asia Pacific, where subscriptions are already a habit. Accor is treating its 485,000-member program as a revenue channel, not a discount scheme. The real test is renewals, and those are only now arriving in volume.