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Airline Wi-Fi Has a Lie-Flat Seat Problem (opens the original)
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United has a real lead with Starlink and is smart to make as much noise about it as possible. Travel history suggests the lead won't last nearly as long as the enthusiasm around it. United Airlines is offering status matches to American and Delta customers, inviting their best passengers to come over, try the Starlink Wi-Fi everyone is talking about, and see if they want to stay. More than 600 of its aircraft already have Starlink, with 1,000 targeted by the end of the year. American's rollout d
The Travel Distribution Funnel Is Coming Apart (opens the original)
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AI is fragmenting travel distribution across many starting points instead of simply replacing Google with a new gatekeeper. One question kept coming up last week at our Skift Global Forum: Who owns the customer when AI agents become a normal part of travel? After conversations with Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, Sierra CEO Bret Taylor, Booking Holdings CEO Glenn Fogel, Expedia Group CEO Ariane Gorin, and Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky, I came away thinking the question may be too…neat. For most of the onl
How L Catterton Quietly Became One of Travelâs Most Interesting Investors (opens the original)
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LVMHâs connection gets the attention, but L Cattertonâs travel story is really about a $40 billion consumer-investment machine putting more capital behind how people spend their time and discretionary income. L Catterton kept turning up in my reporting and background research on the travel industry. It led an $800 million investment in private aviation company Flexjet, backed river cruise operator AmaWaterways alongside co-investors with roughly $890 million, and had already put money into D
The Billion-Dollar Travel Company Youâve Probably Never Heard Of (opens the original)
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OneSpaWorldâs path to $1 billion in revenue offers an unusually clear look at who captures the money inside the cruise economyâ¦and why controlling the customer matters more than controlling the service. Select a question above or ask something else There are not many billion-dollar companies in travel that almost no one in the industry has heard of. OneSpaWorld may be one of them. The company operates spas and wellness centers on more than 200 cruise ships, serving fleets including Carnival,
Hotel Locks Are Becoming Software as Dormakaba Buys Alliants (opens the original)
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Dormakaba’s Alliants deal shows how quickly hotel hardware and software are converging. Select a question above or ask something else Swiss access giant dormakaba has agreed to acquire Alliants, the UK-based hotel technology company behind digital keys, guest messaging, check-in, payments and concierge tools used by major hotel groups. Financial terms were not disclosed, and dormakaba said the deal is expected to close later in 2026 following regulatory approval. The acquisition is small relativ
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