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Travel + Leisure CEO’s Plan: More Upscale, New Markets and Sports Tourism

Timeshares are basically a real estate product wrapped in a financial product wrapped in a vacation. And Travel + Leisure Co. CEO believes the model has several distinctive advantages over other travel businesses.

Sean O'Neill | 18 mins ago

Travel + Leisure CEO’s Plan: More Upscale, New Markets and Sports Tourism

Tour Operators

Student Travel Player EF Partners With Thai Tourism on Responsible Travel Effort

It's relatively rare for a destination marketing organization like Thailand's to work with a tour operator to help create and promote more sustainably designed tours.

Sean O'Neill | 18 mins ago

Student Travel Player EF Partners With Thai Tourism on Responsible Travel Effort

Airline Weekly

Skift Aviation Forum 2024: Our Hottest Topics

There’s only one place to go next week to learn about the fast-growing DFW hub. JetBlue’s targeted adjustments, Southwest’s strategic upgrade, and more aviation essentials. Here’s a preview.

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Skift Aviation Forum 2024: Our Hottest Topics

Online Travel

Vrbo Gets 1 Million New Listings Mostly in Urban Areas

Vrbo took a hit when Expedia reduced marketing during its tech migration. Now, the company is doing the work to bring it back.

Justin Dawes | 14 hours ago

Vrbo Gets 1 Million New Listings Mostly in Urban Areas

Short-Term Rentals

Airbnb CEO: Co-Host Initiative Is an ‘Alternative’ to Property Management Companies

Turf wars between individual and professional hosts on Airbnb have been long-standing. Chesky isn't making friends with professional hosts when touting Airbnb's co-hosting network as a way to replace them.

Dennis Schaal | 14 hours ago

Airbnb CEO: Co-Host Initiative Is an ‘Alternative’ to Property Management Companies

Daily Lodging Report

Earnings Day for Host Hotels, RLJ, Xenia and More 

Many U.S. hotel companies reported earnings, with RLJ Lodging Trust beating estimates but giving a softer forecast, Xenia Hotels missing across the board, and Host Hotels posting a modest beat despite hurricane impacts.

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Online Travel

Expedia Group CFO Julie Whalen to Depart

Whalen started in Sept. 2022 as the first woman in the role.

Justin Dawes | 17 hours ago

Expedia Group CFO Julie Whalen to Depart

Online Travel

Tripadvisor’s Deal: No Outside Suitors, Talks Ongoing With Controlling Shareholder

Tripadvisor has well-documented struggles of its own, but its relationship with Greg Maffei's Liberty Tripadvisor has weighed down Tripadvisor for years.

Dennis Schaal | 19 hours ago

Tripadvisor’s Deal: No Outside Suitors, Talks Ongoing With Controlling Shareholder

Hotels

India’s Biggest Hotelier: 2025 Outlook, Goa Slowdown, and Making Money in Low Season

Analysts were skeptical that Indian Hotels Company Ltd. could hit its lofty goals for profit margins. But it's been delivering.

Bulbul Dhawan | 19 hours ago

India’s Biggest Hotelier: 2025 Outlook, Goa Slowdown, and Making Money in Low Season

Hotels

Indian Hotels Company Doubles Down on Luxury With Claridges Deal

IHCL's bid to manage the Claridges Collection portfolio in India highlights its luxury strategy, especially as it follows the acquisition of the Tree of Life boutique hotels chain.

Bulbul Dhawan | 19 hours ago

Indian Hotels Company Doubles Down on Luxury With Claridges Deal

Online Travel

Booking Holdings: How It’s Using AI at its 5 Biggest Brands

Glenn Fogel recognizes that generative AI is still young — and full of bugs — but there's no time to experiment like the present.

Justin Dawes | 21 hours ago

Booking Holdings: How It’s Using AI at its 5 Biggest Brands