Top 10 Travel Industry Newsletters You Should Subscribe To
In an industry evolving as fast as travel, staying ahead of the curve is no small feat. From AI disruption to shifting consumer expectations, there’s no shortage of change reshaping how we book, market, and experience the world. The good news? A handful of excellent travel industry newsletters cut through the noise with insights you can actually use. Whether you’re an executive, a startup founder, or a travel advisor, these are the travel industry newsletters you should subscribe to.
Here’s our list of the top 10 travel industry newsletters that every leader, operator, and innovator should have in their inbox.
Note: Our list isn’t ranked in order — each newsletter featured here brings unique value, depending on your role and focus within the travel industry.
1. Travel Tech Essentialist
A fast-growing Substack beloved by execs, founders, and investors. Travel Tech Essentialist sits at the intersection of technology, human experience, and the future of distribution. Expect smart takes on where AI, UX, and travel meet.
Subscribe: https://traveltechessentialist.substack.com/
2. Lufthansa Innovation Hub – TNMT Newsletter
Published by Lufthansa’s digital innovation lab, TNMT (short for “Travel and Mobility Tech”) provides unconventional, data-driven market intelligence and insights on emerging trends, start-ups and VC deals.
Subscribe: tnmt.com/newsletter
3. PhocusWire
Your go-to for coverage of startups, digital distribution, investment trends, and the next wave of tools shaping travel commerce. PhocusWire blends breaking news with thoughtful analysis.
Subscribe: phocuswire.com
4. Skift Daily
Skift is the industry’s headline act, combining breaking news with deep trend analysis across airlines, hotels, destinations, and digital platforms. Their research arm produces some of the most cited travel reports worldwide.
Subscribe: skift.com/newsletters
5. Travel Weekly (US)
A legacy brand that remains highly relevant. Travel Weekly’s newsletters bring you trade news across retail travel, cruise, hospitality, and aviation — the essentials for anyone in distribution or sales.
Subscribe: travelweekly.com/Newsletters
6. TTG Media (UK)
Based in the UK with a global outlook, TTG provides sharp reporting on trade developments, tour operators, and supplier updates. Their mix of news and opinion makes them a trusted voice in the European market.
Subscribe: ttgmedia.com
7. Arival Insider
Arival has carved out a niche as the authority on tours, activities, and in-destination experiences. The newsletter is packed with research, market trends, and operator stories — essential reading if experiences are your business.
Subscribe: arival.travel
8. Adventure Travel News (ATTA)
Published by the Adventure Travel Trade Association, this newsletter covers sustainability, community impact, and the outdoor/adventure segment. A must-read for operators targeting high-value experiential travelers.
Subscribe: adventuretravelnews.com
9. Travelweek (Canada)
Based in Canada with a global perspective, Travelweek reports on retail distribution, destinations, airlines, cruise, and supplier updates. It’s one of the longest-standing and most trusted trade publications in North America with coverage that goes well beyond Canada.
Subscribe: https://www.travelweek.ca/
10. Everything AI in Travel Newsletter
The travel industry needed a dedicated newsletter to all things AI and Tony Carne has done just that! He breaks down new tools, case studies, and simplifies the big AI shifts of travel for readers. Plus, he has a great podcast as well.
Subscribe: https://everythingaiintravel.beehiiv.com/
Bonus #11 - Travel Trends Podcast Newsletter
Yes, that’s us — but with good reason. Every month we package up highlights from our Captains of Industry podcast series and our upcoming event plans. ANd just like Spinal Tap, this list goes to 11 :)
Subscribe: traveltrendspodcast.com
Additional Newsletters to Check out
KarryOn
Australia’s leading travel trade community, KarryOn delivers a daily newsletter full of industry news, travel deals, incentives, FAMs, trends, and more. It’s essential if you want strong insights from the Asia-Pacific region plus global context.
Subscribe: karryon.com.au
Travelzoo
Travelzoo’s Top 20 delivers a curated list of outstanding travel & entertainment deals hand-picked for its club members.
Subscribe: https://www.travelzoo.com/email/top20/
Any other suggestions?
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Don’t forget to pair your inbox reading with fresh episodes of the Travel Trends Podcast — where we interview the very leaders driving the stories behind these headlines. And don’t forget to join us this October 28–29 for the Travel Trends AI Summit 2025, where the future of travel meets the power of AI.