# Skift Daily Briefing Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/skift-daily-briefing-15922 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/skift-daily-briefing-15922.md RSS feed: https://api.spokenlayer.com/feed/channel/skift-multi-ext/3c9929b72538c12bd92ac6762f8d798b9d4e8cdca7692ea74f466061d01816cb Official site: https://skift.com/skift-travel-podcasts/ Author: Skift Episodes: 1208 ## Resource Everything you need to know about the business of travel today. Each episode covers new travel stories from Skift's editorial team. Listen to the latest developments at hotels, airlines, destinations, online booking sites, and more. Published Tuesday through Friday by 5am ET. For ongoing coverage, please visit Skift.com/news. ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/skift-daily-briefing-15922 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/skift-daily-briefing-15922.md ## Episodes - [Aviation's 2050 Climate Goal Is Slipping and Nobody Has a Fix](https://stenobird.com/podcast/skift-daily-briefing-15922/aviation-s-2050-climate-goal-is-slipping-and-nobody-has-a-fix) — 2026-06-11T08:00:00+00:00 - [The U.S. Just Made Visas Pay-to-Play](https://stenobird.com/podcast/skift-daily-briefing-15922/the-u-s-just-made-visas-pay-to-play) — 2026-06-10T08:00:00+00:00 - [United Still Wants American. The Airline Industry Is Bleeding.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/skift-daily-briefing-15922/united-still-wants-american-the-airline-industry-is-bleeding) — 2026-06-09T08:00:00+00:00 - [The World Cup Was Supposed to Save U.S. Tourism. It's Not Going as Planned.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/skift-daily-briefing-15922/the-world-cup-was-supposed-to-save-u-s-tourism-it-s-not-going-as-planned) — 2026-06-05T12:00:00+00:00 - [Sonder's Founder Just Came Back...With an AI Travel Startup](https://stenobird.com/podcast/skift-daily-briefing-15922/sonder-s-founder-just-came-back-with-an-ai-travel-startup) — 2026-06-04T12:42:00+00:00 - [One Guy Used AI to Pull 881,000 Fares and Broke the Travel Industry's Brain](https://stenobird.com/podcast/skift-daily-briefing-15922/one-guy-used-ai-to-pull-881-000-fares-and-broke-the-travel-industry-s-brain) — 2026-06-03T08:00:00+00:00 - [Two Billionaires Just Quietly Took Over Las Vegas](https://stenobird.com/podcast/skift-daily-briefing-15922/two-billionaires-just-quietly-took-over-las-vegas) — 2026-06-02T08:00:00+00:00 - [United's CEO Just Buried JetBlue in Public — and He's Not Done](https://stenobird.com/podcast/skift-daily-briefing-15922/united-s-ceo-just-buried-jetblue-in-public-and-he-s-not-done) — 2026-05-29T08:00:00+00:00 - [Hotels Spent 10 Years Fighting OTAs — Then AI Showed Up and Changed Everything](https://stenobird.com/podcast/skift-daily-briefing-15922/hotels-spent-10-years-fighting-otas-then-ai-showed-up-and-changed-everything) — 2026-05-28T08:00:00+00:00 - [Ryanair Just Made Every Other Airline Look Bad](https://stenobird.com/podcast/skift-daily-briefing-15922/ryanair-just-made-every-other-airline-look-bad) — 2026-05-27T08:00:00+00:00 - [Gulf Travelers Are Searching but Not Booking, and Brand USA Wants Canadians Back](https://stenobird.com/podcast/skift-daily-briefing-15922/gulf-travelers-are-searching-but-not-booking-and-brand-usa-wants-canadians-back) — 2026-05-22T08:00:00+00:00 - [Expedia Is Rethinking AI, and Google Is Coming for Hotel Bookings](https://stenobird.com/podcast/skift-daily-briefing-15922/expedia-is-rethinking-ai-and-google-is-coming-for-hotel-bookings) — 2026-05-21T08:00:00+00:00 - [NYC Hotel Workers Land a Historic Deal, and It's Going to Cost You](https://stenobird.com/podcast/skift-daily-briefing-15922/nyc-hotel-workers-land-a-historic-deal-and-it-s-going-to-cost-you) — 2026-05-20T08:00:00+00:00 - [Americans Are Desperate to Travel, but Not Everyone Can Afford To](https://stenobird.com/podcast/skift-daily-briefing-15922/americans-are-desperate-to-travel-but-not-everyone-can-afford-to) — 2026-05-19T08:00:00+00:00 - [Travel Inflation Is Surging Faster Than the Economy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/skift-daily-briefing-15922/travel-inflation-is-surging-faster-than-the-economy) — 2026-05-15T08:00:00+00:00 - [Travel Demand Is Splitting the World Into Winners and Losers](https://stenobird.com/podcast/skift-daily-briefing-15922/travel-demand-is-splitting-the-world-into-winners-and-losers) — 2026-05-14T08:00:00+00:00 - [TikTok Is Officially a Travel Booking Platform](https://stenobird.com/podcast/skift-daily-briefing-15922/tiktok-is-officially-a-travel-booking-platform) — 2026-05-13T08:00:00+00:00 - [Spirit’s Shutdown Is Making Airfare Pain Even Worse](https://stenobird.com/podcast/skift-daily-briefing-15922/spirit-s-shutdown-is-making-airfare-pain-even-worse) — 2026-05-12T08:00:00+00:00 - [Google’s Grip on Travel Faces a New Lawsuit as Tripadvisor Bets on AI](https://stenobird.com/podcast/skift-daily-briefing-15922/google-s-grip-on-travel-faces-a-new-lawsuit-as-tripadvisor-bets-on-ai) — 2026-05-08T08:00:00+00:00 - [Airlines Burn Through $5 Billion as Disney Makes More From Fewer Visitors](https://stenobird.com/podcast/skift-daily-briefing-15922/airlines-burn-through-5-billion-as-disney-makes-more-from-fewer-visitors) — 2026-05-07T08:00:00+00:00 - [Spirit’s Collapse Sparks Airline Grab as Uber Expands in Travel](https://stenobird.com/podcast/skift-daily-briefing-15922/spirit-s-collapse-sparks-airline-grab-as-uber-expands-in-travel) — 2026-05-06T08:00:00+00:00 - [Spirit Airlines Collapses as World Cup Demand and Loyalty Face Reality Check](https://stenobird.com/podcast/skift-daily-briefing-15922/spirit-airlines-collapses-as-world-cup-demand-and-loyalty-face-reality-check) — 2026-05-05T08:00:00+00:00 - [Uber Enters Hotel Booking as AI Debate Shapes Travel’s Future](https://stenobird.com/podcast/skift-daily-briefing-15922/uber-enters-hotel-booking-as-ai-debate-shapes-travel-s-future) — 2026-05-01T08:00:00+00:00 - [Asia Is Overtaking Travel as Airlines and Luxury Brands Adapt](https://stenobird.com/podcast/skift-daily-briefing-15922/asia-is-overtaking-travel-as-airlines-and-luxury-brands-adapt) — 2026-04-30T08:00:00+00:00 - [Budget Airlines Seek Bailout as U.S. Travel Slump Hits Rentals](https://stenobird.com/podcast/skift-daily-briefing-15922/budget-airlines-seek-bailout-as-u-s-travel-slump-hits-rentals) — 2026-04-29T08:00:00+00:00 - [United Pushes Merger Case as AI and Luxury Travel Take New Shape](https://stenobird.com/podcast/skift-daily-briefing-15922/united-pushes-merger-case-as-ai-and-luxury-travel-take-new-shape) — 2026-04-28T08:00:00+00:00 - [Airline Alliances Shift as Emirates Bets on a Fast Travel Rebound](https://stenobird.com/podcast/skift-daily-briefing-15922/airline-alliances-shift-as-emirates-bets-on-a-fast-travel-rebound) — 2026-04-24T08:00:00+00:00 - [White Lotus Picks Hyatt as Heat and Airbnb Rules Reshape Travel](https://stenobird.com/podcast/skift-daily-briefing-15922/white-lotus-picks-hyatt-as-heat-and-airbnb-rules-reshape-travel) — 2026-04-23T08:00:00+00:00 - [JetBlue Pushes Back on Bankruptcy Talk as World Cup Costs Surge](https://stenobird.com/podcast/skift-daily-briefing-15922/jetblue-pushes-back-on-bankruptcy-talk-as-world-cup-costs-surge) — 2026-04-22T08:00:00+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. 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