{"podcast":{"title":"Skift Daily Briefing","slug":"skift-daily-briefing-15922","podcast_index_feed_id":15922,"rss_url":"https://api.spokenlayer.com/feed/channel/skift-multi-ext/3c9929b72538c12bd92ac6762f8d798b9d4e8cdca7692ea74f466061d01816cb","website_url":"https://skift.com/skift-travel-podcasts/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/41590c40-b9bb-11ed-ba38-d769e7249445/image/c4acd533fb80025ef4019cb84867f423.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Skift","episode_count":1208,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-11T18:21:59.163743+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/skift-daily-briefing-15922"},"episode":{"title":"Airline Alliances Shift as Emirates Bets on a Fast Travel Rebound","slug":"airline-alliances-shift-as-emirates-bets-on-a-fast-travel-rebound","published_at":"2026-04-24T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/skift-daily-briefing-15922/airline-alliances-shift-as-emirates-bets-on-a-fast-travel-rebound","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/skift-daily-briefing-15922","url":"https://skift.com/skift-travel-podcasts/","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/SKIFT1101472367.mp3","summary":"American and Alaska explore a deeper partnership, Emirates says travelers will move on quickly from the Iran war, and hotel earnings are starting strong despite uncertainty ahead. On today’s Skift Daily Briefing, Sarah Dandashy breaks down why American and Alaska teaming up could reshape airline competition, what Emirates’ confidence signals about travel recovery, and why hotel earnings are showing strength now with risk building later in the year. This episode is presented by Lodgify! Articles Referenced: Honorable Mention: @AskAConcierge on IGAmerican and Alaska Airlines in Talks Over Revenue-Sharing PartnershipEmirates President Tim Clark Says Travelers Will Forget the CrisisHotel Earnings Preview Shows Best Quarter in a Year After Weak 2025 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.","meta_description":"American and Alaska explore a deeper partnership, Emirates says travelers will move on quickly from the Iran war, and hotel earnings are starting strong d…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":233,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/skift-daily-briefing-15922/episodes/airline-alliances-shift-as-emirates-bets-on-a-fast-travel-rebound/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/skift-daily-briefing-15922/airline-alliances-shift-as-emirates-bets-on-a-fast-travel-rebound.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}