Victory Group picks RBH to run Cameron House Resort
Read → RBH Hospitality will manage Cameron House Resort on Loch Lomond after Victory Group's acquisition. It's the investor's first UK hotel and RBH's sixth new signing in 2025.
Airbnb hires Pepijn Rijvers, HBX Group Vorsee AI hotel, hotel loyalty margins and CEAV president
Read → Airbnb's move toward hotels, HBX Group betting on predictive AI, hotel loyalty as margin protection and new CEAV leadership.
Hotel loyalty points are a margin play, not a cost
Read → Exely's data shows tiered rewards tied to direct bookings reduce OTA dependency, lowering re-acquisition costs and protecting profit.
US sets bold target: 100 million foreign tourists by 2030
Read → The White House is aiming for 100 million international visitors a year by 2030. I see a real chance for the travel industry to shape the strategy.
AI Now Decides Which Airline Chinese Travelers Choose
Read → AI-powered search has become the first filter for Chinese travelers. If your hotel or airline doesn't make the response, you don't exist to them.
AI decides which version of your hotel corporate travelers see
Read → When a corporate booking tool finds your hotel, an AI decides which version to show. Hotels load rates into GDS with no insight into how they're rewritten and ranked.
Amadeus: Traveler, Not Platform, Should Hold the Controls
Read → Amadeus's travel president, Decius Valmorbida, says the industry competes too hard on closed ecosystems and cooperates too little on the plumbing. Will rivals build together at Skift Global Forum?
Uber lays off 3,300 and slims management: lesson for travel-tech
Read → Uber cuts 3,300 jobs and 20% of its management. The restructuring doesn't touch its product portfolio but sharpens focus on core businesses. Is there a lesson for travel?
Saudi Arabia Cuts Vision 2030 Spending and New Tourism CEO Inherits a Mess
Read → Ageel Alshaibani takes on the 150 million tourists goal just as PIF pulls back on giga projects. Hard timing or hidden opportunity?
Omni Doubles Meal Donations for Every Stay in September
Read → Omni's Say Goodnight to Hunger campaign doubles meal donations to Feeding America for each stay during Hunger Action Month, surpassing 30 million total meals since 2016.