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Amadeus Goes Conversational, Layoffs Hit Meetings, Red Sea Scales Luxury
Thursday, 26 February, 2026
Amadeus acquires SkyLink to accelerate conversational AI booking, corporate layoffs begin tightening approval and ROI scrutiny around meetings, and Saudi’s Red Sea airport pushes for a 50:50 international split while scaling a controlled luxury destination. On today’s Skift Daily Briefing, Sarah Dandashy unpacks how booking interfaces are shifting from search to dialogue, why meetings now have to prove their revenue value, and how Saudi Arabia is engineering premium tourism growth without overwhelming its brand promise. This episode is presented by Lodgify! Articles Referenced: Honorable Mention: @AskAConcierge on IGAmadeus Acquired SkyLink to Infuse Its Products With Conversational AISweeping Corporate Layoffs Start to Make Their Mark on MeetingsSaudi’s Red Sea Airport Aims for 50:50 Split Between Domestic and International Travelers Connect with Skift LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/skift/ WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaAL375LikgIXmNPYQ0L/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/skiftnews Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skiftnews/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@skiftnews Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/skiftnews.bsky.social X: https://twitter.com/skift Subscribe to @SkiftNews and never miss an update from the travel industry.
