The FTC Wants to Know Exactly How Airlines Price Your Ticket

The FTC orders Delta, United, and JetBlue to hand over data on how they set fares, cruise lines are putting megaships on weekend trips with economics that aren’t proven yet, and Mexico opens a $1.5 billion luxury theme park built for people who hate theme park lines. 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. This episode is brought to you by ZS Articles Referenced: Connect with Bailey Schulz What the FTC Wants to Know About How Airlines Set Fares The Unproven Economics of the Weekend Cruise Mexico’s New $1.5 Billion Luxury Theme Park Wants Your Incentive Group 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.