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Saudi Arabia’s World Cup Bid Reveals New Plans for Hotels, Stadiums, Airports

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Saudi Arabia has published a 245-page report on why it should host the 2034 FIFA World Cup, giving actual deadlines and timelines for projects for the first time.

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3 Keys to Developing a Competitive Sales Strategy

Anthony Cole Training

To compete in any marketplace, especially the competitive arena of financial services, advisors, producers, lenders, and relationship managers must have a strategy for success. The top 7% of salespeople, the elite producers, certainly follow a sales strategy and can articulate what they do consistently to find and develop client relationships. There are many ways to differentiate and compete but there are 3 key areas to developing a competitive sales strategy.

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Booking Sees Room Night Growth Slowing Through the Summer

Skift Blog

Skift Take: If the market imperative is for a company to grow, grow, grow, investors may be impatient about the pace at Booking Holdings.

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IAG Drops Plans to Acquire Air Europa

Skift Blog

Skift Take: IAG is once again scrapping its plans to acquire Air Europa after it seemed likely that regulators would reject the deal.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Is the Profit Party Over? Wizz Air Reports 44% Drop in Earnings as Aircraft Groundings Bite

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Wizz Air joins a growing list of airlines to report a steep drop in profits for the last quarter. It remains to be seen if this is a benign correction or the start of something more significant.

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Spirit Posts ‘Disappointing’ Revenues as CEO Promises Change

Skift Blog

Skift Take: With 'transformational' changes to its business model announced earlier this week, Spirit will be hoping that these numbers are the start of a long-term shift for the troubled airline.

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