A VC and Skift research analyst agreed AI will transform travel distribution. They disagreed on timing — and on whether consumers will trust a machine with their most consequential purchases.
The most valuable industry conversations happen away from hype and hierarchy. They happen when experienced leaders speak plainly about what’s working, what’s changing, and what comes next.
By taking on the issue of credit card holds, NYC is going one step further than the national FTC rule on junk fee disclosure. Small hotel operators will be most affected.
Short-term rentals are no longer a frontier business. Outside of a small group of disciplined operators, the sector has settled into a slow, operational grind that favors local execution over national ambition.
What happens next at Air India, including leadership decisions and regulatory outcomes, will shape not just the carrier's future, but India’s ambition to build a globally credible aviation champion.
Those invested in the current model aren’t happy when we point out a simple truth: The magic of short-term rentals has been professionalized out of existence.
For India’s largest airline, December wasn't so much about lost passengers as it was about the rising cost of running a complex operation at scale in a heavily regulated, rupee-dependent market.