Category Travel & Leisure

You can’t understand where Airbnb is going without understanding Brian Chesky. Yes, Skift will be covering all the business angles around the decision to relaunch experiences and add new hotel-style services. But that’s not the full story. If you know…

Sterling Holiday Resorts, the leisure hotel arm of Thomas Cook India, plans to add at least 14 new resorts in the 2025-26 financial year, Sterling’s CEO Vikram Lalvani said during the company’s earnings call Wednesday. The brand currently operates 61…

Online travel agency MakeMyTrip reported record financial results for the 2024-25 fiscal year, driven by strong growth in international outbound and spiritual travel segments. CEO Rajesh Magow said the company identified the underpenetrated international outbound market as a key growth…

Cotswold Grange is quintessential Cheltenham. Created from light honeyed Cotswold stone in 1856, for its affluent merchant owner to enjoy its high ceilings and spacious dimensions, the house’s grand facade captured the confident style of the mid-Victorian era. Located within a…

Over the past few years, Airbnb has encouraged users to complete their profiles — answering questions like ‘What are you obsessed with?’ and selecting up to 20 personal interests. At the time, it may have felt like a feature with…

Here are 17 awesome ideas for things to do in Grand Cayman. We had so much fun on this island, we can’t wait to go back. Not only does Grand Cayman have everything needed for an exciting and adventurous escape,…

Key Points Qatar Airways announced an order of up to 210 Boeing widebody aircraft, marking the largest such order in Boeing’s history. The $96 billion deal, announced by the White House, is projected to support over one million U.S. jobs…

Abu Dhabi has high hopes for the new Disneyland, but the track record for theme parks in the UAE is mixed. Typically, large-scale, outdoor parks have not done well in the emirates, though Miral, the owner, operator and developer of…

Just a week after announcing plans to bring its luxury lifestyle brand NoMad to Asia Pacific, Hilton said it would introduce its midscale Tru by Hilton brand in the region, starting with Vietnam The company aims to open the first…

The announcement of Disneyland Abu Dhabi on Yas Island last week marked the first new Disney park unveiled since 2010 and the first-ever in the Middle East. Strategically placed, execs believe the resort could open the brand up to half…