Skift is a travel-industry information and intelligence brand that serves travel executives through news, research, conferences, newsletters, and related services. Skift's Twitter Score is 13 out of 1000 as of October 2026, ranking #76,046 among 498,071 tracked accounts.
Skift was co-founded by Rafat Ali and Jason Clampet. The company raised about $2 million in seed funding before stepping back from a planned Series A, instead adopting a Bootstrap+ model that made it revenue-funded. It was previously backed by Lerer Ventures and Advancit Capital.
Skift covers the travel industry across breaking news, cutting-edge research, and world-class events. Its coverage extends to emerging technology topics including blockchain, ICOs, and distributed-ledger applications relevant to travel. Among its reporting, Skift covered EY testing a blockchain-based direct-booking partnership involving American Airlines and Winding Tree.
Skift has been mentioned by 233 accounts, with 4,781 total mentions. Skift has published 115,351 posts on the platform.
Who follows Skift on X?
The accounts that follow Skift include 59 founders, 25 angel investors, 6 influencers and 8 VCs. Among them are Larry Cermak, Mario Nawfal, Gavin Baker, Nick Grossman, Kim-Mai Cutler and Steve Jang.