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Game developers voted with their feet against Informa's festivalization push. It appears the experience this community is looking for is not the one organizers want to sell.

IHG's Garner Hotels hits 100 properties globally while Wyndham's Trademark Collection surpasses 100 U.S. hotels, as JPMorgan favors C-Corps. Plus, more hotel deal and development news.

Crypto traders are used to financial volatility, but the war in Iran has introduced a different kind of instability. It is disrupting the events ecosystem that the city spent years building.

Marriott and United are pitching companies to place ads on their hotel and airline ad networks, citing BCG research that travelers spend impulsively while traveling.

Many airports are continuing to see long lines and wait times at security as TSA agents missed their first full paycheck during the partial shutdown.

A stronger second half helped the UK hotel market recover in 2025, but London lagged, and rising costs mean many operators are still struggling to grow profits.

The travel industry edited Covid into a convenient story about resilient demand while ignoring the system’s fragility. We’re seeing the cost of that rewrite in real time.

MakeMyTrip has long been seen as a likely candidate for an India listing, but the company had never explicitly said so. Its latest filing finally puts that possibility on record, signaling that India’s booming capital markets may soon attract one of the country’s biggest travel platforms back home.

Hilton, Marriott and IHG sign hotels across Asia-Pacific, including Marriott's debut of The Luxury Collection in Cambodia and Laos. Plus, more hotel deal and development news.

On Monday’s Good Morning Hospitality, A Skift Podcast, Wil Slickers, Michael Goldin, Brandreth Canaley, and Jamie Lane break down the latest headlines shaping short-term rentals and travel strategy.

China has long been a powerhouse in outbound tourism. Now it’s trying to flip the script and do the same on the inbound side. But can it turn event-driven travel into something bigger than marquee sporting weekends?

For a carrier simultaneously battling rising fuel costs and operational disruptions from the Iran crisis, tightening internal compliance has never been more urgent.