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    AlUla drew 320,000 visitors in 2025, up 15% year-on-year, and is targeting 1 million by 2030 — a goal that requires tripling its current hotel inventory and sustaining international demand through a regional conflict that has already slowed parts of its development pipeline.
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    AlUla Is Tripling Its Hotel Rooms to Chase 1 Million Visitors by 2030
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    Air India has spent the past two years layering commerce products onto its frequent-flyer program — cruises, car rentals, gift cards. The latest move, a tie-up with Booking Holdings to launch a dedicated co-branded platform built into the Air India website and app, extends that
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    Air India Partners With Booking.com, Joining Airlines Selling Hotels, Not Just Seats
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    Carnival Corporation posted record revenues for the second quarter but trimmed its net yield growth forecast, noting disruptions from the Middle East lingered longer than anticipated. Forecast for 2026 net yield growth — a measure of daily revenue per passenger — slipped a full
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    Middle East War Hit Cruise Bookings, But Carnival Says They’ve ‘Turned a Corner’
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    Marriott is getting into the rental apartment business. For the first time, the company will lend its brands to buildings whose customers are tenants, not condo buyers. It’s a departure for a branded residential business long built on selling units. Branded residences provide
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    Marriott to Enter Branded Apartment Rentals: W Hotels Comes First in 2027
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    At Skift’s Data + AI Summit, Wil Slickers sits down with Rob Drotar, Industry Principal at Thoughtworks, to unpack one of the next major shifts facing travel: the rise of AI agents as a new customer interface. Watch the full conversation: hubs.ly/Q04mkH-y0 In partnership
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    ✈️ The aviation industry is under pressure from every direction. Capacity. Sustainability. AI. Loyalty economics that no longer add up the way they used to. On November 12, the executives making the real decisions on these questions gather in New York City for the 6th annual
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    The White House wants to approve what conferences you go to. The White House's OMB has proposed new rules requiring federal agency approval for conference attendance and stricter limits on the use of federal grants. Events industry groups and scientific organizations warn that
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    "The most consequential change in Saudi tourism this year is a change of command from the top of the org chart downward, and it is the most bullish development in Vision 2030 in years. It is also the most widely misread. "I spent a working week in Riyadh earlier this month, much
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    The Saudization of Saudi Tourism
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    Last month, we surveyed 1,000+ travel executives about industry events. The finding: most events produce notes. Almost none produce decisions. Skift Global Forum 2026 is our answer. September 22–24 at North Javits in New York, every session is built around a real decision
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    💡 Skift IDEA Awards Judge Spotlight: Damien Perrot, Global Chief Design, Technical Services and Innovation Officer for Accor's Premium, Midscale & Economy brands. With more than 25 years at Accor, Damien has helped shape the future of hospitality through design, innovation, and
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    New Airline Weekly: What’s Wrong With Las Vegas? Next time you’re in Las Vegas, don’t bet on the number six. In the first four months of 2026, passenger traffic at the city's airport was down 6% versus the same four months last year. This issue asks why Sin City is losing
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    What’s Wrong with Las Vegas?
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    "We're moving from a world of search results to one of answers." New research from Aven Hospitality and h2c explores how AI-powered discovery is changing hotel visibility, guest engagement, and direct booking strategy. Download the white paper here: 📄
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    AI Is Eroding the OTA's First-Click Advantage — Here's How Hotels Can Win It Back
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    Airfares are up an average of 20% since the start of the U.S.'s war on Iran, and airline executives are expecting that those increases will be more sticky this time around. And that means higher profit margins.   “Fuel recapture is going to be important,” said Delta Air Lines CEO
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    Those Higher Airfares May Stick Even if Fuel Prices Drop
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