Skift Daily Briefing

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.

Good morning from Skift It’s Wednesday, February 10, 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. Germany-headquartered TUI is relying on the UK, its biggest market, to make a comeback this summer, the company said in its latest earnings announcement on Tuesday.

Good morning from Skift It’s Tuesday, February 9, 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.

Good morning from Skift It’s Monday, February 8, 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. The U.S. hotel sector’s unemployment rate is once again on the rise, as experts point to a slower-than-expected vaccine rollout hindering the industry’s recovery, writes hospitality reporter Cameron Sperance.

Good morning from Skift It’s Friday, February 5, 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. There’s an unlikely contender emerging as a great city to visit in Asia. Ho Chi Minh City is making a case to become one of the most resilient destinations in a post-pandemic world.

Good morning from Skift It’s Thursday, February 4, 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. A growing number of governments are trialling digital health passports, offering a glimmer of hope that more countries will reopen their borders by the end of this year, writes Matthew Parsons and Edward Russell.

Good morning from Skift It’s Wednesday, February 3, 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. JetBlue Airways could triple the number of flights it offers at New York's sought-after LaGuardia airport under its new alliance with American Airlines that some competitors criticized as unfair, writes airlines reporter Edward Russell.