Skift Daily Briefing

On today’s Skift Daily Briefing, ⁠Bailey Schulz⁠, Skift’s Global Tourism Reporter, breaks down why combining the Viator and Tripadvisor experiences teams hasn’t proved out as expected, why KLM’s management is betting a smaller, simpler airline is the way to stay competitive, and why even fake bomb threats are costing Europe’s airlines real money.

On today’s Skift Daily Briefing, ⁠Bailey Schulz⁠, Skift’s Global Tourism Reporter, breaks down why the FTC’s surveillance pricing study puts airline fare-setting under a new microscope, why more passengers on short cruises doesn’t automatically mean better economics, and what BON Luxury Theme Park means for incentive planners weighing Mexico’s safety concerns.

On today’s Skift Daily Briefing, ⁠Bailey Schulz⁠, Skift’s Global Tourism Reporter, breaks down why Airbnb sees megaevents as a way to build supply, why hotel owners can end up paying both the OTA commission and the brand royalty on the same booking, and what JetBlue’s second bag fee hike signals about where airline pricing is heading.

Marriott’s gross fees jump 14% to $1.52 billion just as hotel owners push for a bigger share of loyalty income, Ryanair’s CEO warns of pay freezes and says a pilot strike next spring might actually save him money, and a Skift investigation looks inside the unraveling of the 104-year-old Tollman family travel dynasty. On today’s Skift Daily Briefing, Bailey Schulz, Skift’s Global Tourism Reporter, breaks down why Marriott’s strong quarter gives it leverage in talks with owners, why Ryanair’s thin 2027 fuel hedge means higher fares and a harder winter for rivals, and what the sale of The Travel Corporation to Apollo reveals about how the Tollman family business really came apart. This episode is brought to you by ZS Articles Referenced:Connect with Bailey SchulzMarriott’s Fees Jump 14% as Hotel Owners Seek a Bigger CutRyanair Warns of Pay Freezes and Labor Unrest as Fuel Costs SurgeInside the Unraveling of the Tollman Family Travel Dynasty Connect with Skift LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/skift/ WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaAL375LikgIXmNPYQ0L/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/skiftnews Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skiftnews/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@skiftnews Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/skiftnews.bsky.social X: https://twitter.com/skift Subscribe to @SkiftNews and never miss an update from the travel industry.

On today’s Skift Daily Briefing, ⁠Tasmin Lockwood⁠, Skift’s Climate and Experiences Reporter, breaks down why MGM now has to fix a sliding Las Vegas business on its own, what Marriott’s back-office cuts signal about cost discipline heading into Monday’s earnings, and why paid hotel loyalty works where subscriptions are already second nature.