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| November 6, 2021 View Online Top Stories Sabre Loses a Chunk of Expedia’s North America Business It was a coup for Sabre to reach a global distribution deal with Expedia 17 years ago when most online travel agencies partnered with just one such distributor. It's certainly not a positive for Sabre to lose that business now. The State of Corporate Travel and Expense 2022 Sponsored by TripActions In the latest edition of this annual report, Skift and TripActions explore the current state of business travel and expense, and the industry's path to recovery, including the results of a survey distributed to more than 1,100 corporate travel decision makers, and 500 business travelers. LEARN MORE Booking Holdings Sees New Flight Offering as a Key Growth Driver Shouldn't Booking.com have launched flights at least a decade ago? In retrospect, yes, but now it is making up for lost time, and the upside could be substantial. Skift Pro Exclusive Hotels.com Faces a Brand Problem What's in a brand? When it comes to those like Hotels.com, probably hundreds of millions or billions of dollars. The inconvenient truth is that vacation-rental-selling Hotels.com isn't likely to rebrand anytime soon. Trivago Sees the Travel Market Returning to Mostly ‘Normal’ Starting Mid-2022 With the exception of business travel, Trivago officials argued that travel will be back to a semblance of normalcy by next spring or summer. That would be great for Trivago, but none of that is assured. Join Us on November 17 for Skift Aviation Forum The second annual Skift Aviation Forum promises a jam-packed day of thought-provoking discussions and comprehensive case studies as we dive into the business of aviation with top industry leaders. Get your tickets today! LEARN MORE New Graduate Hotels President Sees Bigger Opportunities Beyond College Towns Graduate Hotels is a company already roaring ahead with expansion into new countries and major cities. The pandemic can provide further investment opportunities for the college town-focused company to elbow into new destinations. Skift Pro Exclusive Will Hyatt Finally Report a Profitable Pandemic Quarter This Week? Most hotel companies have posted a profit at least once during the pandemic, and Hyatt needs to do the same this week to avoid shareholder and analyst scrutiny. Editor's Picks Here's What Stepping Up on Climate Change Means for Global Tourism It's a historic moment for the industry, with climate now sitting at the top of the global tourism agenda, even if many more stakeholders are yet to join the party. But rallying behind the climate emergency might just be the thing that resolves tourism's many woes, everywhere. Why Event Planners Can’t Afford to Overlook Hybrid Attendees The term "hybrid" is now commonly used to describe event formats that combine in-person and virtual experiences. While the concept of a hybrid event may be familiar, it raises an important question: Is there such a thing as a hybrid attendee? Sonder Lowers Valuation to $1.9 Billion as Market Conditions Change; Raises More Money Sonder revenues are rising while its losses are widening, even as SPAC deals are coming under additional pressure. The new funding raised will help continue to focus on building the company and hopefully keep the economics in check enough to complete the deal. For Gmail users: If you are using the tabbed inbox, Skift emails may be pushed to the 'Promotions' tab. To get updates from Skift direct to your primary inbox, drag and drop this email to that tab. You received this email because you are subscribed to Skift Weekly Review Newsletter from Skift. Twitter Facebook LinkedIn 35 W 31st St.,  Frnt 1,  New York,  NY  10001  USA |
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