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Dennis Schaal
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Executive Editor and Founding Editor, Skift
Beats
Travel, drink culture, history food, nature
Content
By Dennis Schaal Verified| Skift Verified Skift Take Never say never when it comes to airlines and online travel. After decades without, Southwest is now in Google Flights and Kayak, and Expedia is an authorized seller of Ryanair flights. It's been a barrier-shattering 12 months in how airlines distribute flights through online travel companies. The latest milestone came Monday when Expedia Group announced that Ryanair flights are being sold on Expedia Group websites through the U.S. and Europe.
By Dennis Schaal Verified| Skift Verified Sonder, the short-term rental and hotel company, announced a series of moves to cut expenses and increase cash as it anticipates the integration of its properties with Marriott digital channels by the end of June. Sonder said it plans on making $50 million in annualized cost reductions from headcount cuts, "software savings and other efficiencies in conjunction with the Marriott integration."Sonder's announcement did not detail the number of expected layoffs.
By Dennis Schaal Verified| Skift Verified Skift Take Never say never when it comes to airlines and online travel. After decades without, Southwest is now in Google Flights and Kayak, and Expedia is an authorized seller of Ryanair flights. It's been a barrier-shattering 12 months in how airlines distribute flights through online travel companies. The latest milestone came Monday when Expedia Group announced that Ryanair flights are being sold on Expedia Group websites through the U.S. and Europe.
Company Info
Skift
Skift is a New York-based media and research company founded in 2012, focusing on global travel industry intelligence. With a team of 201-500 employees, Skift operates as a fully remote organization, serving as a key information hub for travel executives, marketers, strategists, and technologists. The company provides industry insights through various channels, including daily news coverage of hospitality, airlines, and online travel platforms. Its proprietary Skift Travel Company Tracker analyzes over 100 public travel companies using a scoring system based on survivability, current performance, and future prospects. Skift also hosts conferences and sector-specific events for networking and offers targeted newsletters for different travel industry verticals. Skift is designed for C-suite leaders, marketing professionals, and technology developers in the travel sector, combining journalistic reporting with data-driven research to highlight transformations in the industry.
New York, New York, United States
+1 212-564-5830
Founded: 2012