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END OF SUMMER SALE Upgrade your Skift experience today and save 30% on your first year. Simply use code AUGUST at checkout.  Offer expires on August 31. SUBSCRIBE & SAVE 30% LATEST ARTICLES ON SKIFT.COM What Street Vendors Teach Us About the Cultural Memory of Hospitality The best hospitality lessons in the world might come from a street vendor with a wok and a plastic stool on a Bangkok sidewalk. In an industry chasing AI, automation, and scale, the brands that win will be the ones that remain unmistakably human. Alaska Airlines Overhauls Loyalty Program, Plans to Install Starlink Alaska is unveiling a whole new set of perks with its loyalty program and credit cards as it looks to scale globally. Southwest's Vacation Packages, Frustrated Biz Travelers and the Rate Cut Travel Companies Long For Today: Southwest launched its Getaways vacation packages, business travelers face rising frustration from fragmented booking systems, and the travel industry is watching the Fed's Jackson Hole retreat closely. Adani Takes on Airport Aggregators With Loyalty, Lounge Sales With everyone wanting a piece of the travel surge in India, airport operators are no longer relying only on businesses' marketing for their revenue. Adani's digital initiatives aim to drive revenue by directly engaging and encouraging passengers to spend more at airports. Travel Industry Looks for Fed Signals at Jackson Hole The travel industry could get a nice boost from lower rates: Think more deals, more investment, and more spending by travelers. Business Travelers Frustrated With Missing Fares in Corporate Booking Tools Airline distribution is getting more complicated, not less, and corporate travelers are feeling the impact. EXPLORE SKIFT.COM Skift, 35 W 31st St., Frnt 1, New York, NY 10001, USA Unsubscribe Manage preferences