Category Travel & Leisure

The Trump administration has tightened visa vetting procedures and border controls, and several countries have revised their advice for citizens traveling to the U.S. We take a look at what exactly has changed and how it could impact certain tourists…

India is among the biggest growth opportunities for online travel platform Booking.com, driven by a rising middle class that is adapting to online booking, Laura Houldsworth, Managing Director and Vice President for APAC at Booking.com, told Skift.  “All eyes are…

Here’s our latest round-up of luxury travel news. Among the various stories out there, a historic Mayfair bank sheds its past for a future of five-star opulence, while a legendary Hawaiian grande dame reinvents herself for a new century. Across…

Economists don’t know what to expect on April 2, the day President Trump has promised a wide range of tariffs against America’s trading partners. Which countries? Which products? What rate? And how will countries respond? The lack of answers to…

It seemed troubled property manager Vacasa had finally gotten a lifeline when its board endorsed an offer from a potential buyer. But the board’s decision to stick with that bidder when higher offers were submitted could spark pushback from shareholders…

Skift Take We provide answers to some of Ask Skift’s most common questions, including on Airbnb’s plans, how Delta Air Lines is doing in the U.S., and the impact of U.S.-Canada tariff battle on tourism. Here are some of the…

Summer bookings from Europe to the United States have fallen by 25%, according to Accor Group CEO Sébastien Bazin. “We see a pretty strong deceleration cross Atlantic. The forward booking from European travelers going to America is minus 25%,” Bazin…

As much as I love hostels, there is something nice about the luxuriousness of a hotel: the clean room, comfy bed, desk, iron, strong shower, and bottled soap for the taking (errr…I mean borrowing). They are a quiet, relaxing respite…

Glaciers have melted at the most rapid rate on record in five of the past six years, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said in a recent report. In all, glaciers have lost more than 9,000 billion tons of ice since…

After almost a decade of consecutive losses, Virgin Atlantic announced a pre-tax profit Monday. The British carrier reported a profit before tax and exceptional items of £20 million ($25.9m) for 2024. This is a marked improvement on its £139m (…