Skift

Business travel is roaring back, with global spending projected to surpass pre-pandemic levels in dollar volume this year. Face-to-face wins. -Sean O’Neill

Mallorca just had its second mass demonstration against mass tourism this summer. Expect more to come in other hot spots in Spain. -Dawit Habtemariam

Selina billed itself as a pioneer in the “digital nomad” hospitality sector. But it can no longer avoid insolvency. Its woes can be partly traced back to its ill-fated SPAC merger in October 2022. -Sean O’Neill

Delta entered another day of massive flight disruptions after an IT outage just days earlier overwhelmed its crew scheduling system.
-Meghna Maharishi

In today’s rapidly evolving travel landscape, the trend toward direct-to-consumer (DTC) models has brought both opportunities and challenges. A new report from Travelport delves into the complexities and nuances of this shift, making a case for modern retailing that lets the customer compare apples to oranges in an apples-to-apples way. -Travelport

The weak yen has definitely boosted Japan’s tourism industry, but as the country rides this wave of visitors, it’s going to be a tightrope walk — balancing the economic gains with the realities of overtourism. -Peden Doma Bhutia

Since Friday’s outage, Delta has struggled to bounce back. CEO Ed Bastian said an issue with Delta’s crew scheduling tool caused the continued flight disruptions. -Meghna Maharishi

Niche vacation rental platforms are still raising money, just not quite as often as during pandemic times. -Justin Dawes

Hyatt sees adding luxury lifestyle hotels like Standard Hotels as creating a virtuous cycle of growth in its loyalty program and pipeline. -Sean O’Neill

Reports suggest that Life House, the startup that Rami Zeidan founded in 2017, is facing a wave of complaints from the hotel owners who use its software and services. A new CEO could give the company a fresh start. -Sean O’Neill