Skift Daily Briefing

On today's Skift Daily Briefing, ⁠Sarah Dandashy⁠ breaks down why Airbnb is building its own front door instead of joining ChatGPT, what Diller's MGM withdrawal says about the timing of big Strip consolidation bets, and why the smartest travel investors are chasing land, wellness, and high-speed trains in an AI-commoditized world.

On today's Skift Daily Briefing, ⁠Bailey Schulz⁠, Skift's Global Tourism Reporter, breaks down why sponsored listings may be a billion-dollar bet with an AI-shaped hole in it, how IHG and Hyatt rewired their creator strategies around authenticity over control, and why click-based attribution is the wrong way to measure what creator content actually does.

On today's Skift Daily Briefing, ⁠Bailey Schulz⁠, Skift's Global Tourism Reporter, breaks down why Airbnb's hotel push is dividing early adopters from skeptical operators watching for cannibalization, how AIHG's AI operating system resets the economics of hotel management from the ground up, and why Brand USA's 2028 spending power depends heavily on Congress acting before the reserves run dry.

On today's Skift Daily Briefing, ⁠Sarah Dandashy⁠ breaks down what your choice of travel card actually says about which kind of relationship your bank wants with you, whether Turo's host network can deliver on the promise of frictionless car rental at scale, and why Banyan Group's African acquisition is a smart bet on one of travel's fastest-growing regions.

On today's Skift Daily Briefing, ⁠Tasmin Lockwood⁠, Skift's Climate and Experiences Reporter, breaks down why Trip.com's regulatory hit matters less than the new rules it's writing for hotel partners, how fuel costs rather than demand could slow American Airlines' faster-than-rivals growth, and whether Sam's Club can finally crack cruise booking's stubborn resistance to going digital.