The Skift Travel Podcast

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Get the latest from the most-trusted travel industry news source. Skift sits down with creatives, executives, and entrepreneurs from across travel to discuss their insights and perspectives on the hows and whys of travelers’ habits, industry patterns, and the seismic changes happening across the industry. Listen for exclusive conversations with travel leaders and Skift's own in-house editors and analysts. Read the latest news every day at skift.com/news

Episode Date
Business and International Travel Drove Earnings This Quarter
May 17, 2024
The State of Conferences
May 12, 2024
Airbnb’s Icons: Gimmick or Marketing Genius?
May 09, 2024
The Awakening of Sleep Tourism
May 02, 2024
Airbnb's Megawatt Payday and Should Billionaires Exist?
Apr 25, 2024
Meet Skift and Your New Co-Hosts
Apr 18, 2024
Loyalty and Short-Term Rentals: What Are The Opportunities Ahead?
Apr 12, 2024
Oberoi CEO on Redefining Luxury for the Affluent Consumer
Apr 04, 2024
US Ambassador to India on Bridging the U.S. and India in the Decade Ahead
Mar 28, 2024
How Air India's CEO Plans to Connect India to the World
Mar 21, 2024
Is India Safe for Female Travelers?
Mar 12, 2024
Megatrends 2024: Robots and The Loneliness Crisis
Mar 07, 2024
Reaching the Emerging Traveler
Feb 15, 2024
Megatrends 2024: Artificial Intelligence, the Ozempic Era and Extreme Wellness
Feb 09, 2024
Megatrends 2024: How India and the Middle East Will Define Travel in 2024
Feb 01, 2024
Megatrends 2024: Junk Fees, Supply Chains and Climate Change
Jan 25, 2024
Megatrends 2024: How Hotels Will Seduce the Middle Class Traveler
Jan 18, 2024
Analyzing China’s Travel Reopening, Exactly A Year In
Jan 04, 2024
Connection in the Age of AI with Google Head of Travel Sales
Dec 28, 2023
Inspiring Innovation in Hospitality with Kerzner CEO Philippe Zuber
Dec 21, 2023
Bringing Travel into the Future at Skift Global Forum East
Dec 07, 2023
A Global Outlook for the Year Ahead at Skift Global Forum East
Nov 30, 2023
Tourism’s Growth in the Middle East
Nov 22, 2023
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi on Super Apps, AI and Uber Teens
Oct 26, 2023
Choice’s Hostile Takeover Bid for Wyndham Explained
Oct 19, 2023
Skift Ideas Podcast: The Power of Opportunity in Hospitality, with Harsha L’acqua
Oct 17, 2023
Travel's Future as AI Reshapes The World
Oct 13, 2023
What's Going On at Skift Global Forum 2023?
Sep 22, 2023
New York City Crackdown: What's Next for Short-Term Rentals
Sep 14, 2023
What the Hopin Fire Sale Tells Us About Events After the Pandemic Era
Aug 10, 2023
The Remarkable Recovery of the Travel Industry
Aug 03, 2023
Predictions from the Legends of Online Travel
Jul 27, 2023
What the Expedia-Hopper Split Means for Online Travel
Jul 20, 2023
U.S. Cities Fight to Win Back Tourists
Jul 13, 2023
What's in Store for Hotel Tech and Innovation
Jul 06, 2023
Remote Company Retreats and the Business of Team Travel
Jun 29, 2023
The Future of Short-Term Rentals: Industry Leaders Look Ahead at Skift Summit
Jun 22, 2023
New Podcast From Skift: Innovation and Creativity in Travel
Jun 15, 2023
Where Smart Hospitality Companies Are Investing in 2023
Apr 30, 2023
Surviving As a Travel Startup in An Age of AI
Apr 16, 2023
Rethinking Overtourism in the Post-Covid Era
Apr 08, 2023
The Environment for Travel Startup Funding and M&A
Mar 20, 2023
Busting Myths About Deglobalization and What It Means For Travel
Mar 06, 2023
Hotel Earnings Season Wrap-Up and 2023 Outlook
Mar 03, 2023
The Big Issues Facing the Hotel Industry in 2023
Feb 11, 2023
India's Potential as the Tourism Success Story of the Next 40 Years
Jan 21, 2023
Southwest’s Terrible Holiday Fail
Jan 09, 2023
Why Marriott CEO Anthony Capuano Is Optimistic About 2023
Dec 28, 2022
Hilton CEO's Outlook for 2023
Dec 19, 2022
Generative AI and the Future of Travel
Dec 09, 2022
Expedia's CEO on the Great Opportunities in Travel
Nov 29, 2022
IHG Hotels CEO on Scale and Strategy
Nov 22, 2022
American Airlines CEO on the New Flying Normal
Nov 18, 2022
Balancing the Future With JetBlue's COO Joanna Geraghty
Nov 16, 2022
What Tech Layoffs Mean for Travel Brands
Nov 10, 2022
Google's Plans for the Future of Travel
Nov 09, 2022
Navigating Leadership, Community, and the Road Ahead With Waze CEO Nema Parikh
Oct 30, 2022
What’s Next for Disney Parks
Oct 24, 2022
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky: Reimagining Travel’s Future
Oct 07, 2022
What's Next for Travel with Booking Holdings CEO Glenn Fogel
Sep 27, 2022
Why Sustainable Tourism Is Good for Business
Jul 12, 2022
Sustainability Isn't Easy With Intrepid Travel's Darrell Wade
Jul 03, 2022
How Hotels and Short-Term Rentals Fit Together
Jun 15, 2022
What’s Next for Tour Operators?
Jun 08, 2022
Sonder’s Secret Tech Sauce to Sell More Rooms
May 27, 2022
How Shifts in Lifestyle and Work Will Reshape Hotels and Vacation Rentals
May 22, 2022
The Definitive History of Short-Term Rentals
May 18, 2022
The Evolution of Airline Loyalty With Delta Air Lines' Loyalty VP
May 15, 2022
How Hotels Use Loyalty to Compete
May 08, 2022
Why You Can’t Miss the Skift Future of Lodging Forum
May 03, 2022
The Hotel Innovations Guests Really Want With citizenM CEO Klaas van Lookeren Campagne
Mar 30, 2022
Skift Daily Briefing: Wyndham’s New Budget Extended Stay Brand
Mar 23, 2022
What Happened When the World Stopped Traveling
Mar 20, 2022
What’s Changed for Hotels With Hilton CEO Chris Nassetta
Mar 06, 2022
Measuring Airbnb and Booking’s Profit Momentum
Mar 01, 2022
Travel’s Fallout from Russia-Ukraine War: Connecting the Dots
Feb 28, 2022
The Connected Trip Travelers Need With Booking CEO Glenn Fogel
Feb 27, 2022
The New Demand for Travel With Air France-KLM CEO Benjamin Smith
Feb 20, 2022
Viator Spinoff Pros and Cons
Feb 18, 2022
Hotels as Lifestyle Brands With Accor CEO Sebastien Bazin
Feb 13, 2022
Focus on the Travel Consumer With Expedia CEO Peter Kern
Feb 06, 2022
Travel’s Fascinating Future With Trivago CEO Axel Hefer
Jan 30, 2022
Travel Uncertainty in 2022 With KAKAK CEO Steve Hafner
Jan 23, 2022
Search and Sustainable Travel With Google Travel‘s MD Richard Holden
Jan 16, 2022
Bringing Everything to You With Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi
Jan 09, 2022
Bonus Episode: Skift Daily Briefing for Jan. 6, 2022
Jan 06, 2022
The Travel Industry’s 6 Under-Appreciated Storylines
Jan 04, 2022
Another Year of Recovery and Optimism With Southwest CEO Robert Jordan
Jan 02, 2022
Online Travel Agency Factboook: The Top 11 Global Booking Sites
Dec 27, 2021
Privacy and Frictionless Travel With CLEAR CEO
Dec 26, 2021
What Happens To Travel Now? With Skift CEO Rafat Ali
Dec 20, 2021
Creating a Google-Crushing Superapp With Hopper CEO Frederic Lalonde
Dec 19, 2021
A New Age of Mobility with Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky
Dec 13, 2021
Virtual Meetings And Business Travel With American Airlines CEO Doug Parker
Dec 06, 2021
Growing While Going Net Zero With Marriott CEO Anthony Capuano
Nov 29, 2021
Winning Customers On Quality With United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby
Nov 20, 2021
What Happens When Big Events Return?
Jun 18, 2021
Where Do Short-Term Rentals Go From Here?
Jun 09, 2021
Bonus Episode: The Future of the Event Industry
May 21, 2021
Skift Forum Sessions: Marriott Group President Stephanie Linnartz
Feb 06, 2021
Skift Forum Sessions: IAC/Expedia Group Chairman Barry Diller
Jan 30, 2021
Skift Daily Briefing for January 12, 2021
Jan 12, 2021
Regulating the Short-Term Rental Economy
Dec 21, 2020
Airbnb's IPO: What It Means at Skift
Dec 10, 2020
How Diversity Fuels Creativity: Lessons for the Next Era of Travel Brands
Nov 23, 2020
Travel Industry Outlook: Post-U.S. Election and Post-Vaccine
Nov 18, 2020
Tripadvisor CEO on Selling Just The Right Tours And Activities
Oct 16, 2020
How Travel Metasearch Survives a Pandemic (With Kayak CEO Steve Hafner)
Jul 23, 2020
Consumer Spending Is Changing Travel Loyalty (With TPG's Brian Kelly)
Jul 21, 2020
Skift Daily Briefing, June 24, 2020
Jun 24, 2020
Oyo and the Future of Hospitality After the Crisis
Jun 06, 2020
Hotels and the Coronavirus
May 29, 2020
Skift Daily Briefing May 15, 2020
May 15, 2020
The State of Short-Term Rentals
May 07, 2020
Skift Daily Briefing May 5, 2020
May 05, 2020
Bonus Episode: Skift Daily Briefing 03/30/20
Mar 30, 2020
Bonus Episode: Skift Daily Briefing 12/10/19
Dec 10, 2019
Bonus Episode: Skift Daily Briefing 11/7/19
Nov 07, 2019
Why Travel Should Be Optimistic About 2019
Feb 13, 2019
Megatrends Defining Travel in 2019
Jan 23, 2019
The Next Big Challenges for Low-Cost Airlines
Oct 17, 2018
Travel's Tough Truths and Inspirations
Sep 19, 2018
The Amazon Factor in Travel
Jul 19, 2018
Why Marriott Is So Attached To Its 30 Brands
Jun 07, 2018
How European Tourism Came Back From the Brink
May 26, 2018
Why Accor Had No Choice But To Change
May 10, 2018
Travel Brands Want to Be Experience Platforms
Mar 28, 2018
Bonus Analyst Sessions: Exploring the Vacation Rental Tech Stack
Mar 28, 2018
The Airbnb Threat
Mar 23, 2018
Bonus Analyst Sessions: Hotel Owner Operating and Branding Strategies
Mar 07, 2018
Bonus Analyst Sessions: Venture Investment Trends In Travel
Jan 31, 2018
Megatrends Defining Travel in 2018
Jan 25, 2018
Bonus Analyst Sessions: 2018 Global Travel Market Outlook
Dec 14, 2017
Finding Solutions for the Overtourism Dilemma
Nov 29, 2017
Bonus Analyst Sessions: Outlook On Hotel Direct Booking 2017
Nov 21, 2017
Bonus Analyst Sessions: Ctrip and the China Online Travel Market
Nov 07, 2017
How London is Powering a Travel Startup Cluster
Sep 21, 2017
What to Expect From the New Expedia
Sep 14, 2017
What Next-Level Hotels Have in Common
Jun 22, 2017
Bonus Analyst Sessions: The State of Destination Marketing in 2017
Jun 15, 2017
InterContinental Hotels Group CEO on Customers Who Want It All
Jun 07, 2017
Travel Search, Bargain Hunting and the Future of Booking
May 24, 2017
Norwegian Air CEO on Flying Cheap and Long-Haul
May 11, 2017
Global Tourism in a Time of Volatility
Apr 26, 2017
What Hotels Are Doing to Win Your Loyalty
Apr 12, 2017
Why Flights Are So Cheap (And You Might Hate Yours)
Mar 23, 2017
What Cruise Lines Are Doing to Win a New Generation of Cruisers
Mar 08, 2017
How New York City Tourism Changes the City
Feb 23, 2017
Bonus Analyst Sessions: Consolidation and Tech in the Vacation Rentals Industry
Feb 14, 2017
The Evolution of Accessible Travel
Feb 03, 2017
Megatrends Defining Travel in 2017
Jan 26, 2017
How Where-to-Go Lists Get Made
Jan 18, 2017
How Travel Companies Can Win the Hearts of Supertravelers
Jan 13, 2017
SXSW and Superfly Pros on Making Events Better
Jan 06, 2017
Google Travel VP on the Power of Virtual and Augmented Reality
Dec 23, 2016
Booking.com CEO on Taking a Mobile-First Approach
Dec 14, 2016
Lola CEO on Why Messaging Matters
Dec 13, 2016
TripAdvisor CEO on Setting Realistic Expectations
Dec 07, 2016
SilverRail CEO on Tackling Trains
Nov 30, 2016
Frits van Paasschen on Being Your Own Disruptor
Nov 29, 2016
Bonus Analyst Sessions: Google’s Reach and Impact on Travel
Nov 22, 2016
What's Next for Choice and Loyalty in Air Travel
Nov 19, 2016
Club Med President on the Future of All-Inclusive
Nov 18, 2016
Carnival CEO on Exceeding Expectations
Nov 11, 2016
The Evolution of Tours and Activities
Nov 11, 2016
What Airbnb and Hotels Should Learn from Each Other
Nov 04, 2016
The Serious Business of Modern Theme Parks
Oct 26, 2016
Iceland and the Perils of Overtourism
Oct 19, 2016
What Online Travel Legends Say About the Future of Travel
Oct 14, 2016
Black Travel Has Become a Movement
Oct 05, 2016
How Hostels Are Trying to Move Beyond the Backpacker
Sep 21, 2016
Puerto Rico and the Fight for Caribbean Tourism
Sep 14, 2016
Why Business Owners Struggle to Take Time Off
Aug 17, 2016
Top Hotel CEOs and Executives Talk Direct Booking, Airbnb and Cuba
Jun 29, 2016
What Happens When Travel Meets Politics and Global Unrest
Jun 22, 2016
Understanding the Business of Modern Budget Travel
Jun 15, 2016
What Keeps Travel CMOs up at Night
Jun 08, 2016
The Invention of Online Travel, and How it Changed The Future Of Travel Forever
Jun 01, 2016
Why New York's High Line Became the Attraction Smart Cities Want
May 26, 2016
The Relevance of Travel Media in an Age of Media Abundance
May 19, 2016
Busting The Myths Of Bad Travel Advice
May 12, 2016
What Do The World’s Wealthiest Travelers Want?
May 05, 2016
When Everything Is An Adventure, What Happens to Adventure Travel?
Apr 28, 2016
Do Tourism Slogans Matter In Modern Marketing?
Apr 21, 2016
Are You Ready for the Next Wave of Chinese Travelers?
Apr 14, 2016
How Business Travel Is Trying to Become More Traveler-Friendly
Apr 07, 2016
Creating a Better City With Bike Shares And Smart Payments
Mar 31, 2016
Creating a Smarter City for Tourists and Locals, Part 1
Mar 24, 2016
Where Family Travel Is Headed in 2016
Mar 16, 2016
U.S. Workers and Their No-Vacation Nation
Mar 10, 2016
Selling Travel in Times of Crisis
Mar 03, 2016
Reinventing Travel Brands Through Modern Content Marketing
Feb 25, 2016
State of Travel Startups and Venture Capital in 2016
Feb 18, 2016
The Past And Future of Local Discovery
Feb 11, 2016
The Changing Trends in Health and Wellness Travel
Feb 04, 2016
Discussing the Megatrends Affecting Travel in 2016
Jan 27, 2016
The Changing Landscape of Travel Video
Jul 31, 2015
How Modern Luggage Got Smarter and Better Looking
Jul 23, 2015
How In-Room Tech Is Changing Everything About Hotel Guest Experience
Jul 17, 2015
The Rise of Lifestyle Hotels And The Culture Driving Them
Jul 09, 2015
How Bikes Are Changing The Way We Experience Cities
Jul 02, 2015
The Renegade Tours Disrupting City Visits For Tourists & Locals
Jun 25, 2015
Travel PR, The Invisible Engine Fueling Your Travel Inspiration
Jun 18, 2015
How Culinary Obsessions Are Changing the Way We Travel
Jun 11, 2015
The Appeal of Mass Tourism in the Age of Authentic Travel
Jun 04, 2015