Skift Daily Travel Briefing

Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today.

Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today.

Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today.

Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today.

Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today.

Good morning from Skift It’s Thursday, February 18, here in New York City. For daily updates in your inbox, subscribe to the Skift Daily newsletter at skift.com/daily. And now, here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today. Hilton, the world’s second largest hotel company, reported a $720 million loss for 2020, with $225 million of that coming from its fourth quarter.

Good morning from Skift It’s Wednesday, February 17, here in New York City. For daily updates in your inbox, subscribe to the Skift Daily newsletter at skift.com/daily. And now, here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today. Arne Sorenson, the CEO of Marriott for the past nine years and only the third chief executive in the company’s history, passed away on Monday. He was 62 and had been battling pancreatic cancer for nearly two years.

Good morning from Skift It’s Tuesday, February 16, in New York City. For daily updates in your inbox, subscribe to the Skift Daily newsletter at skift.com/daily. And now, here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today. Airlines in the U.S. have adjusted their mask mandates to be more accommodating of passengers with disabilities.

Good morning from Skift It’s Friday, February 12, here in New York City. For daily updates in your inbox, subscribe to the Skift Daily newsletter at skift.com/daily. And now, here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today. Hotel operator Wyndham is stretching globally for new branding deals. To help with recovery, the company is betting on conversions, which were up 60 percent in the second half of 2020.

Good morning from Skift It’s Thursday, February 11, here in New York City. For daily updates in your inbox, subscribe to the Skift Daily newsletter at skift.com/daily. And now, here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today. Trivago’s recent acquisition of Weekend.com is taking it to the world of online travel agencies as the company continues its transition away from hotel metasearch.