Lex Haris

Lex is Skift's Managing Editor. He was previously Vice President of Editorial at CBS News and Executive Editor at CNN Money and CNN Investigations.

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Short-Term Rentals

Airbnb’s Chesky Talks Icons, Paid Memberships, and Who Benefits From His Billion-Dollar Payday: Full Interview

Airbnb is finally taking a big, expensive swing into the experiences category with its launch of "Icons." The non-traditional accommodations come with a non-traditional business model – they’ll be free or low-cost to guests (but they want you to post them to your socials). And Chesky promises things will only get “crazier.”

Airbnb’s Chesky Talks Icons, Paid Memberships, and Who Benefits From His Billion-Dollar Payday: Full Interview

Luxury

Reality Distortion in Travel: When Luxury Isn’t What it Seems – And How to Fix it

Follow the writers doing good work. Support brands that are carving out unique spaces. Celebrate the poetry when you see it.

Reality Distortion in Travel: When Luxury Isn’t What it Seems – And How to Fix it

Airlines

IndiGo Takes Next Step in Reaching Global Ambitions – Will It Work? 

India’s largest airline has taken the next logical step in its growth story by ordering a sizeable number of widebody aircraft. Combined with the A321XLR, the A350-900 will give the airline the ability to connect people from India to the world.

IndiGo Takes Next Step in Reaching Global Ambitions – Will It Work? 

Business Travel

Corporate Travel Companies Are Bulking Up: ‘Getting Bigger Is Critical’

Pressure from travel suppliers who want better merchandising tools and lower costs are compelling travel management companies to consolidate.

Corporate Travel Companies Are Bulking Up: ‘Getting Bigger Is Critical’

Luxury

When Luxury and Value Go Together

A luxury experience could cost thousands of dollars, but the guest can still walk away feeling like they received value - or at least their definition of value.

When Luxury and Value Go Together

Business Travel

Business Travel Could Stage a Full Pandemic Recovery in 2024

Corporate travel remains below 2019 levels, but airlines and hotels see a steady recovery.

Business Travel Could Stage a Full Pandemic Recovery in 2024

Hotels

4-Hour Waits at Immigration and $27 Hot Water: Has American Hospitality Lost the Plot?

There's a worrying trend in American hospitality: Travelers coming to the U.S. from abroad often encounter sloppiness, rudeness, and ineptitude in stereo sound.

4-Hour Waits at Immigration and $27 Hot Water: Has American Hospitality Lost the Plot?

Airlines

S&P Downgrades JetBlue’s Credit Rating

JetBlue’s credit rating was downgraded as the carrier struggles to return to profitability.

S&P Downgrades JetBlue’s Credit Rating

Airlines

JetBlue Axes Several Routes After Merger With Spirit Collapses

JetBlue said it was cutting routes to help return to profitability.

JetBlue Axes Several Routes After Merger With Spirit Collapses

Luxury

Your IV Is Ready, Sir

Gone are the days when luxury meant high-end lotions and beauty treatments. Hotels are embracing "extreme wellness," which marries sleep, performance, and nutrition.

Your IV Is Ready, Sir