Good Morning Hospitality GMH Hotels: Travel Anxiety, Brand Boom & In-Flight Brawls
On this episode of Good Morning Hospitality, A Skift Podcast: Hotels Edition, Sarah Dandashy and Steve Turk explore how the travel industry is turning anxiety into profit — from insurance add-ons to premium flexibility — and what that means for modern travelers.
They also break down IHG Hotels & Resorts’s launch of its 21st brand, Noted Collection by IHG, and the continued expansion of hotel brand portfolios, plus the pullback of complimentary breakfast perks at major chains and the impact on loyalty perception.
The episode rounds out with Spirit Airlines selling 20 aircraft while recalling furloughed crew — signaling recalibration in the ultra-low-cost model.
And in the Unhinged Story of the Week, a Jet2.com and Jet2holidays flight is diverted after a mid-air passenger brawl, while another traveler goes viral for destroying airport kiosks — proof that travel stress is hitting new heights.
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