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Growing up in Houston, Larry Jackson was intrigued by the business news. After earning a Bachelor of Journalism at the University of Missouri-Columbia, he began his career as

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Inside the Evolution of Raffles and Fairmont: Accor’s Blueprint for Modern Luxury

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This sponsored content was created in collaboration with a Skift partner. Cultural relevance has become a new currency in hospitality, prompting heritage brands to reassess their identities. Across the luxury landscape, legacy hotel brands are undergoing strategic transformations, not to erase their past, but to reframe it for a new generation of travelers who value […]

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TPG Completes Acquisition of Sabre Hospitality Solutions, Gets Investment From Hotel Operator

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Key Points TPG has completed its $1.1 billion acquisition of Sabre Hospitality, rebranding it as Hospitality Solutions. Hotel operator MCR has joined as a strategic minority investor, with its CEO Tyler Morse becoming vice chairman of the new board. Teresa Mackintosh, former CEO of Trintech, is the new CEO of Hospitality Solutions, replacing Scott Wilson.

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Accor’s Shift to Premium Hotels Now Drives Half of All New Signings

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Accor said its strategic shift toward premium hotels generated half of its new property signings in 2024, as the Paris-based hotel giant diversifies away from its traditional budget-focused roots toward higher-growth segments in higher-growth markets. Jean-Jacques Morin, Accor’s group deputy CEO, told Skift that the transformation represents a fundamental change for a company long known

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Onboard IndiGo’s Long-Haul Debut: The Start of a Global Ramp-Up

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Earlier this week, IndiGo turned a new page in its almost 19-year history. On July 1, its first long-haul flight established connectivity between Mumbai and Manchester. The next day, it touched down in continental Europe, flying from Mumbai to Amsterdam for the first time.  The carrier will now operate on alternate days between the two

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Steve Case's Top Travel Bets: Costa Rica, Luxury Rentals, and Real Communities

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Steve Case’s latest hospitality project debuted in April on a Costa Rican peninsula that his investment firm has owned for nearly two decades. The Waldorf Astoria Costa Rica at Punta Cacique represents more than just another luxury resort. The AOL co-founder purchased the 600-acre Punta Cacique in 2006 through Revolution Places, his hospitality investment arm.

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We’re Not Becoming ‘Air France-KLM Lite,’ SAS CEO Tells Skift

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Anko van der Werff is having a wild week. On Tuesday, the SAS CEO signed a multi-billion dollar deal for 45 new Embraer aircraft – the company’s largest direct order in decades. Today, he was shaking hands with Ben Smith as Air France-KLM prepared to triple its stake in the Scandinavian carrier. Speaking to Skift

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IndiGo Appoints Man Behind 'Incredible India' Tourism Campaign to Board

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IndiGo on Thursday announced it has appointed former Indian bureaucrat Amitabh Kant as a non-executive director to its board. The appointment is pending security clearance from India’s Ministry of Civil Aviation and approval from shareholders, the airline said in a stock exchange filing. While this may seem like just another boardroom reshuffle, for those in

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Air France-KLM Eyes Majority Control of SAS in Nordic Power Play

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Air France-KLM announced Friday that it is to buy a majority stake in SAS Scandinavian Airlines. The Franco-Dutch group already owns 19.9% of SAS’s share capital – a holding it formally secured last year. The proposed transaction will see this rise to 60.5% through the acquisition of existing stakes held by asset management firms Castlelake

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Unified GCC Tourist Visa Nears Launch, Aims to Boost Regional Stays

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The long-anticipated unified GCC visa is finally nearing rollout, two years after it was first approved. The new visa will allow travelers to move freely among any Gulf Cooperation Council country — Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates — under a single permit. GCC Secretary General Jassem Al-Budaiwi said the

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Olive Hospitality Launches AI-Powered Budget Hotels in India

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Olive, the hospitality arm of Indian real estate group Embassy, has launched a fully remote-operated, AI-native hotel brand called ‘Open Hotels.’ The company claims it is the first hotel brand to be entirely managed through remote operations. According to Olive Hospitality CEO Kahraman Yigit, the idea is simple – hotels that are tech-powered and human-led.  At

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