The Skift Travel Podcast
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Skift sits down with creatives, executives, and entrepreneurs from across travel to discuss their insights and perspectives on the hows and whys of travelers’ habits, industry patterns, and the seismic changes happening across the industry.
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- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 33 minutes
- Episodes
- 283
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
TikTok, Instagram and Travel Influencers with Beautiful Destinations’ Jeremy Jauncey
Skift’s Sarah Kopit and Seth Borko are joined by Jeremy Jauncey, CEO of Beautiful Destinations, to discuss the burgeoning field of social commerce within the travel industry. The conversation explore…
00:44:22 |
Thu 13 Feb 2025
From JetBlue to Breeze: David Neeleman’s Aviation Vision
In this episode of the Skift Travel Podcast, Sarah Kopit and Seth Borko engage in a comprehensive discussion with David Neeleman, founder of JetBlue and Breeze Airways. The conversation covers the fr…
00:36:33 |
Sat 08 Feb 2025
Kayak CEO on This Year’s Travel Megatrends
In this episode of the Skift Travel Podcast, hosts Sarah Kopit and Seth Borko sit down with Steve Hafner, CEO of Kayak, in New York City to discuss this year’s travel Megatrends.
They start with Ski…
00:32:01 |
Fri 24 Jan 2025
2025 Travel Outlook: Steady Growth, Consumer Optimism and Industry Shifts
In this episode of the Skift Travel Podcast, hosts Sarah Kopit and Seth Borko discuss their travel predictions for 2025, reflecting on holiday experiences and the need for a return to routine. They e…
00:33:02 |
Thu 09 Jan 2025
How I Travel: Rafat Ali Featuring Sarah Kopit
In this episode of Skift's How I Travel series, Skift CEO & Founder, Rafat Ali, interviews Sarah Kopit, Editor-in-Chief of Skift, discussing her personal travel philosophy, habits, and reflections. T…
00:47:37 |
Thu 09 Jan 2025
How I Travel: Rafat Ali Featuring Jason Clampet
In this episode of the Skift How I Travel series, Skift Founder & CEO, Rafat Ali, interviews Skift's Chief Product Officer, Jason Clampet, about his travel habits and philosophies. They discuss Jason…
00:53:30 |
Tue 31 Dec 2024
How I Travel: Rafat Ali Featuring Colin Nagy
Skift's How I Travel Podcast Series features intimate conversations diving deep into the personal travel philosophies, habits, and styles of industry insiders and cultural influencers. Each episode f…
01:04:58 |
Thu 26 Dec 2024
From Pets to Psychedelics: Unpacking 2025 Travel Megatrends
On this week's Skift Travel Podcast, hosts Sarah Kopit and Seth Borko dive into Skift's annual Megatrends, offering insights into how the travel landscape is evolving to meet new consumer expectation…
00:42:58 |
Thu 19 Dec 2024
The New Rules of Frequent Flying: How Loyalty Programs Are Being Redefined
Airline loyalty programs have long been considered highly valuable assets, generating significant revenue through credit card partnerships and brand affiliation. However, recent changes have made ear…
00:38:31 |
Fri 13 Dec 2024
Battle for Bookings: How Hotels and OTAs Compete for Clicks
Hosts Seth Borko and Sarah Kopit by their Skift Research colleague Pranavi Agarwal. Agarwal authored a recent report that looked at the prospects for hotel direct bookings. How and where consumers bo…
00:35:02 |
Fri 06 Dec 2024
The TSA's New Advice for Holiday Travel
Today marks the start of the holiday travel season in the United States, and that means tens of thousands of airline passengers are going to make flying difficult for everyone else by being completel…
00:42:46 |
Wed 27 Nov 2024
What's Next for Airbnb
This special edition of the Skift Travel Podcast looks at Airbnb's future strategic direction and its ambitions to diversify its offerings beyond short-term rentals. Skift CEO Rafat Ali is joined by …
00:43:23 |
Wed 20 Nov 2024
Labor in the Air: A Conversation With the President of the Association of Flight Attendants
For this special episode, Sarah Nelson, International President of the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA), sits down with Skift Editor-in-Chief Sarah Kopit to discuss critical issues shaping the …
00:28:11 |
Sat 16 Nov 2024
A Ticket to Space is Tourism's Final Frontier
For this week's podcast, host Sarah Kopit is joined by Jane Poynter, a founder of the space tourism company Space Perspective to discuss the next frontier of travel. Kopit recently wrote a feature st…
00:29:29 |
Sun 10 Nov 2024
Premium Has a Moment While Airlines Quiet Quit China
Airlines Editor Gordon Smith joins Seth to discuss all things airlines. First, the growing prevalence of premium cabins and products in aviation. Secondly, the quiet but noticeable divestment from Ch…
00:37:34 |
Thu 24 Oct 2024
Are We There Yet?: The Arrival of the Family Travel Boom
According to a new Skift Research report on U.S. travel trends, family travel constitutes the largest segment of U.S. leisure travel.
The report’s lead author, Skift Research Manager Varsha Arora, jo…
00:27:59 |
Thu 17 Oct 2024
How the United Arab Emirates is Building Its Very Own Las Vegas
The United Arab Emirates has moved quickly since 2022 to establish its very own gambling hub in the once sleepy emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, with gaming resorts from big hitters MGM and Wynn Resorts in…
00:31:10 |
Thu 10 Oct 2024
What the Election and Today's Politics Mean for The Business of Travel
The actions of governments can move markets as much, if not more than, any business or technological development. In this episode Sarah is joined again by Skift Managing Editor Lex Harris to discuss …
00:30:08 |
Thu 03 Oct 2024
Big Impact Conversations from Skift Global Forum 2024
Seth recaps some of the biggest impact speakers and moments from last week's Skift Global Forum 2024. Highlighting the intertwined nature of the business of travel, Seth covers stage sessions with De…
00:36:24 |
Thu 26 Sep 2024
Expedia CEO at Skift Global Forum 2024
Fresh off the heels of Skift Global Forum 2024, we present a conversation between Ariane Gorin, CEO of Expedia Group, and Skift Executive Editor Dennis Schaal, that took place on stage at The Glassho…
00:33:32 |
Tue 24 Sep 2024
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