The Skift Travel Podcast

Get the latest from the most-trusted travel industry news source.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.Listen for exclusive conversations with travel leaders and Skift's own in-house editors and analysts.Read the latest news every day at skift.com/news

Marriott CEO on Next-Gen Loyalty and Market Volatility
May 10, 2025 – 28:59
The Brand That Set The Standard for Lifestyle Hotels
May 8, 2025 – 39:22
AlUla and the New 7,000-Year-Old Tourist Destination
May 1, 2025 – 37:50
Southeast Asia's Tourism Recovery: A Deep Dive
Apr 24, 2025 – 52:16
Minor Hotels and Strategizing for Film Tourism Success
Apr 17, 2025 – 54:10
White Lotus, Artificial Intelligence and the New Business of Luxury Travel
Apr 10, 2025 – 58:42
Borders, Bans, and Bookings: Navigating U.S. Travel Right Now
Apr 3, 2025 – 29:23
The Next Generation of Golden Visas
Mar 27, 2025 – 37:22
Unlocking the Secrets of Travel Rewards and Loyalty
Mar 20, 2025 – 44:51
Bollywood: The Strongest Currency in Indian Tourism
Mar 13, 2025 – 41:29
The TikTok Travel Discovery Engine
Mar 7, 2025 – 24:59
Tourism Australia's $230 Billion by 2030 Goal
Feb 27, 2025 – 43:13
How AI Will Transform Travel Search
Feb 20, 2025 – 30:50
TikTok, Instagram and Travel Influencers with Beautiful Destinations’ Jeremy Jauncey
Feb 13, 2025 – 44:07
From JetBlue to Breeze: David Neeleman’s Aviation Vision
Feb 8, 2025 – 36:18
Kayak CEO on This Year’s Travel Megatrends
Jan 24, 2025 – 31:46
2025 Travel Outlook: Steady Growth, Consumer Optimism and Industry Shifts
Jan 9, 2025 – 32:47
How I Travel: Rafat Ali Featuring Sarah Kopit
Jan 9, 2025 – 47:22
How I Travel: Rafat Ali Featuring Jason Clampet
Dec 31, 2024 – 53:15
How I Travel: Rafat Ali Featuring Colin Nagy
Dec 26, 2024 – 01:04:43
From Pets to Psychedelics: Unpacking 2025 Travel Megatrends
Dec 19, 2024 – 42:43
The New Rules of Frequent Flying: How Loyalty Programs Are Being Redefined
Dec 13, 2024 – 38:16
Battle for Bookings: How Hotels and OTAs Compete for Clicks
Dec 6, 2024 – 35:02
The TSA's New Advice for Holiday Travel
Nov 27, 2024 – 42:31
What's Next for Airbnb
Nov 20, 2024 – 43:08
Labor in the Air: A Conversation With the President of the Association of Flight Attendants
Nov 16, 2024 – 27:56
A Ticket to Space is Tourism's Final Frontier
Nov 10, 2024 – 29:14
Premium Has a Moment While Airlines Quiet Quit China
Oct 24, 2024 – 37:19
Are We There Yet?: The Arrival of the Family Travel Boom
Oct 17, 2024 – 27:44
How the United Arab Emirates is Building Its Very Own Las Vegas
Oct 10, 2024 – 30:55
What the Election and Today's Politics Mean for The Business of Travel
Oct 3, 2024 – 29:53
Big Impact Conversations from Skift Global Forum 2024
Sep 26, 2024 – 36:09
Expedia CEO at Skift Global Forum 2024
Sep 24, 2024 – 33:17
The Most Powerful People in Travel
Sep 12, 2024 – 40:01
Travel's Great Renewal (and Reckoning)
Sep 5, 2024 – 30:57
The State of Travel 2024: Aviation
Aug 29, 2024 – 48:00
The State of Travel 2024: Hotels and Online Travel
Aug 22, 2024 – 47:23
How to Become a Travel Industry CEO
Aug 15, 2024 – 48:19
What's Going on With the Economy?
Aug 8, 2024 – 39:48
Sports Tourism and "Harvesting the Afterglow" of the Olympics
Aug 1, 2024 – 35:53
Accor CEO for Europe on the Transformative Effect of the Paris Olympics
Jul 25, 2024 – 35:01
The Skift Take: Barcelona, Water Guns & Overtourism
Jul 21, 2024 – 48:25
Air France KLM CEO Ben Smith Talks to Us as Paris Prepares to Host the Olympics
Jul 18, 2024 – 39:12
Venture Capital Investment in 2024
Jul 11, 2024 – 50:49
Summer's Hottest Short-Term Rental Markets
Jul 3, 2024 – 38:08
Trends in Ultra High Net Worth Travel
Jun 27, 2024 – 43:15
Where Are the Women in Aviation?
Jun 20, 2024 – 32:37
What the Heck is Regenerative Tourism, Anyway?
Jun 13, 2024 – 34:32
What Data, AI, and Short-Term Rental Leaders Told Us This Week
Jun 7, 2024 – 33:20
How Ozempic and GLP-1s Are Changing the Business of Travel
May 30, 2024 – 39:48

Recent Reviews

mmmmmmengsun

Good contents but poor production

I really enjoy the contents but I can’t imagine it an extravagant investment to improve the recording and audio quality. That recent episode on the industry research is absolute torture to listeners ears.
mvelasco07

Highly recommend!

The Skift Travel Podcast has quickly become a favorite in my feed! Their insightful content and engaging conversations had me hooked from the very first listen. Thanks so much for putting out such a stellar show guys - keep up the great work!
Alireza Aghasi

A must-listen for travel business people

Insightful and authentic content for travel business people. Helps you develop a holistic view of travel and tourism industry
NickDanBergman

Best in the business of travel!!!!

Phenomenal podcast! Intersection of travel business, marketing, and technology. The best part is the quality of guests they are able to get. They are often speaking to CEOs, VP of Marketing, Etc.
travelfangirl

Refreshing listen!

Huge fan of Skift and was so happy to see they created a podcast! The conversations are really refreshing and authentic and the content is entertaining yet valuable. Looking forward to next week’s already!
Traveling Man 2015

travel nerds rejoice

Great it you work in the travel industry or are just a travel fanboy/girl.
iceland adventurer

the best travel-related podcast has finally arrived

this really is the first podcast around which one could have intelligent and well-informed conversations related to travel. if i could give it ten stars, i would.