Category Travel & Leisure

Hotel transactions across Asia Pacific reached $12 billion in 2024, a gain of 3.3% year-over-year, according to Nihat Ercan, CEO of JLL Hotels & Hospitality Group, Asia Pacific. But can the gains continue given the turbulence in the global economy? …

Whether he’s designing a tented camp in the heart of the Cambodian jungle or reinventing urban hotels as engines of social impact, Bensley believes travel should leave places better than we found them. At this year’s Skift Asia Forum, Bensley…

Low-cost carrier IndiGo on Wednesday announced that it would be partnering with hospitality company Accor to provide extra benefits to members of the airline’s loyalty programs IndiGo BluChip and Accor loyalty members – ALL – Accor Live Limitless. People who…

While many hotels, airlines, and tour operators have started to measure and report their greenhouse gas emissions, tracking the impact of short-term rentals remains a blind spot. The largest players in the industry say they want to reduce their carbon…

Skift Global Forum—our flagship conference and the travel industry’s premier annual event—returns to New York City for its 12th year on September 16–18. This year’s forum will once again bring together the industry’s top minds and boldest voices for three…

Delta President Glen Hauenstein told analysts during the airline’s first-quarter earnings call Wednesday that business travel trends are “choppy,” and that “corporate volumes [are] expected to be flattish” compared with 2024. It’s a sharp change from the outlook Delta gave…

Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group is undertaking a significant brand refresh, marking the first major update to its visual identity since 1985. The luxury hotel operator, known for its celebrity-filled “I’m a Fan” advertising campaigns, told Skift it will roll out…

Brazil will reinstate visa requirements for citizens from the United States, Canada, and Australia on Thursday, a move that ends six years of visa-free entry for visitors from those countries, the Associated Press reported. American, Canadian, and Australian citizens will…

Delta Air Lines, one of the most profitable carriers in the U.S., withheld its full year outlook for 2025, citing economic uncertainty. “With broad economic uncertainty around global trade, growth has largely stalled. In this slower-growth environment, we are protecting…

Latin American payments platform dLocal has teamed up with hospitality management software Cloudbeds to tackle a common challenge for Thai hoteliers: inefficient payment systems.  As Southeast Asia moves towards a digital economy, Thailand is expected to transition to a cashless…