HeyJaredSarah Kopit
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Airbnb Is Testing Lower Fees for Hosts Who Bring Their Own Guests (opens the original)
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Call it "direct booking" if you like, but the reservation still runs on Airbnb's platform. And Airbnb's take rate now seems variable. Select a question above or ask something else Airbnb is offering some hosts “direct booking links” that come with a reduced service fee, according to messages sent to hosts that were shared on Facebook groups for hosts and LinkedIn. Messages sent to some Airbnb hosts this week, titled "Share your link, get a lower fee," tell hosts that when guests book through tho
The State of Travel Is Getting Harder to Control (opens the original)
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Subscribe Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | RSS Sarah Kopit and Seth Borko unpack two forces reshaping travel: the creator economy’s impact on hotel brands and Skift Research’s State of Travel 2026 report. They discuss the Aman creator controversy, why hotels need a new playbook for independent reviewers, and the new Travel Stack framework showing how consumers, commerce, operations, and experiences are changing across the industry.
Aman Threatened to Call the Police on a Creator. Why the Whole Industry Should Pay Attention. (opens the original)
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Aman built its business on luxury and discretion. When it turned away a YouTube-famous travel creator who had come to review one of its resorts, it lost the plot – and control. Select a question above or ask something else YouTube creator Ryan Walker had a reservation, a confirmation email and a two-hour drive behind him when Amanvari's security guards stopped his car at the gate. The guards knew his name, as shown in the video Walker posted afterward. They also told him they had no record of hi
What Earnings Season Reveals About Travel Right Now (opens the original)
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Subscribe Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | RSS Artificial intelligence is reshaping every part of the travel booking journey, but human travel advisors may be benefiting the most. In this episode of the Skift Travel Podcast, Sarah Kopit and Seth Borko discuss Fora’s new $1 billion valuation and what it says about the future of travel distribution. They also examine Amazon’s latest Alexa travel booking push, IHG’s AI-powered search experience, and how Google is becoming a bigger player in the
What the World Cup Could Have Been (opens the original)
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The travel industry bet billions that the 2026 World Cup would bring throngs of international travellers to North America. Instead, it got lower hotel occupancy, price spikes, and fewer travelers. It’s a warning the United States shouldn’t ignore twice. Select a question above or ask something else For eight years, the promise was that the 2026 World Cup would be a massive windfall. A once-in-a-generation surge of international visitors, billions in fresh spending, hotels at record occupancy, an
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