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Skift Daily Briefing

Skift Daily Briefing

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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.2025 Skift, Inc. All Rights Reserved Politics & Government Social Sciences Travel Writing & Commentary
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  • Airbnb's CEO Just Put a Date on His AI Agent

    Airbnb's CEO Just Put a Date on His AI Agent
    Sep 25 2026
    Brian Chesky commits to launching Airbnb's AI travel agent in 2027 and bets the chat interface is the wrong format for travel, Barry Diller walks away from an $18 billion MGM deal but leaves the door open, and two of travel's biggest investors reveal they're putting their money into things AI can't copy. On today's Skift Daily Briefing, Sarah Dandashy breaks down why Airbnb is building its own front door instead of joining ChatGPT, what Diller's MGM withdrawal says about the timing of big Strip consolidation bets, and why the smartest travel investors are chasing land, wellness, and high-speed trains in an AI-commoditized world. This episode is brought to you by ZS Articles Referenced: Honorable Mention: @AskAConcierge on IGBrian Chesky Commits to Launching an AI Agent in 2027Barry Diller Withdraws MGM Resorts BidRevolution's Steve Case and Certares' Greg O'Hara Are Betting on Scarce Travel Assets 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.
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    4 mins
  • Airbnb and Vrbo Are Betting Big on Sponsored Listings. AI Agents Don't Care.

    Airbnb and Vrbo Are Betting Big on Sponsored Listings. AI Agents Don't Care.
    Sep 23 2026
    Vrbo and Airbnb go all in on paid placement just as AI booking agents signal they won't factor it in, IHG and Hyatt hand creators the keys and learn to let go of control, and the travel industry grapples with how to measure whether creator content actually drives bookings. On today's Skift Daily Briefing, Bailey Schulz, Skift's Global Tourism Reporter, breaks down why sponsored listings may be a billion-dollar bet with an AI-shaped hole in it, how IHG and Hyatt rewired their creator strategies around authenticity over control, and why click-based attribution is the wrong way to measure what creator content actually does. This episode is brought to you by ZS Articles Referenced:Connect with Bailey SchulzSponsored Listings Are Spreading Across Online Travel — Just as AI Agents Threaten to Ignore ThemHow Travel Brands Learned to Stop Worrying and Trust CreatorsHow Travel Brands Measure Content Creator Lift 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.
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    3 mins
  • Airbnb's Next Big Business Might Be Hotels

    Airbnb's Next Big Business Might Be Hotels
    Sep 22 2026
    Airbnb's Next Big Business Might Be Hotels Airbnb makes a serious push into hotels with 3,900 properties live and CEO Brian Chesky calling it a potential ten-times opportunity, a former Remington CEO raises $7.5 million to build an AI-native hotel management company that isn't shy about cutting jobs, and Brand USA's Covid-era funding cushion is nearly gone. On today's Skift Daily Briefing, Bailey Schulz, Skift's Global Tourism Reporter, breaks down why Airbnb's hotel push is dividing early adopters from skeptical operators watching for cannibalization, how AIHG's AI operating system resets the economics of hotel management from the ground up, and why Brand USA's 2028 spending power depends heavily on Congress acting before the reserves run dry. This episode is brought to you by ZS Articles Referenced:Connect with Bailey SchulzAirbnb's Pivot: Inside Its New Push Into HotelsEx-Remington CEO Is Building an AI-Native Hotel Operator — ExclusiveBrand USA Budget: Fiscal 2027 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.
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    4 mins
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