Articles tagged “olympics”

Tourism

Ask Skift: Do Sporting Events Boost Tourism?

Many destinations believe hosting major sporting events can help increase tourism. We looked into several examples.

Ask Skift: Do Sporting Events Boost Tourism?

Tourism

Paris Reaches for More of Travelers’ Gold

Today's podcast looks at Paris’ tax reach, key trends in luxury travel, and TUI’s stock moves.

Paris Reaches for More of Travelers’ Gold

Tourism

France Struggles to Wipe Out Bedbugs at the Airport and on Trains Before Olympics

Bedbugs at the airport and on commuter hotels is definitely lot a good look heading into the Paris Olympics next year.

France Struggles to Wipe Out Bedbugs at the Airport and on Trains Before Olympics

Short-Term Rentals

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky Urges Parisians to Rent Out Homes During Olympics

Brian Chesky surely is not going to squander an opportunity for an enormous financial boost from the Olympics, an event Airbnb is a sponsor of.

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky Urges Parisians to Rent Out Homes During Olympics

Hotels

Ace Boutique Hotels Have a New Owner

Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at Ace Group’s sale, a new kind of Olympics tourism, and New Mexico’s decade-long tourism campaign.

Ace Boutique Hotels Have a New Owner

Tourism

Olympics Organizers Mix Vacation Packages With Sports in New E-Commerce Concept

Get ready for a fusion of traditional French tourism and elite sports during the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2024. A lot of responsibility now rests with new hospitality provider, On Location.

Olympics Organizers Mix Vacation Packages With Sports in New E-Commerce Concept

Airline Weekly

What’s New on LAX’s $6 Billion Expansion Project Ahead of 2028 Olympics

Southwest Airlines appears set to make big gains from a planned expansion of LAX for the return of the Olympics to Los Angeles in five years.

What’s New on LAX’s $6 Billion Expansion Project Ahead of 2028 Olympics

Coronavirus

Beijing Hotels See Olympics Rate Surge While Other Chinese Cities Sputter

A largely closed-off international sporting event in China’s capital city means the historically fickle Olympic bump in hotel business is more likely to be an Olympic blip.

Beijing Hotels See Olympics Rate Surge While Other Chinese Cities Sputter

Tourism

Spectatorless Tokyo Olympics May Offer Climate Change Lessons for Green Tourism

The relative quiet in Tokyo over the next few weeks for the Olympic Games will be closely watched for what the loss of crowds means for the environment — and travel's future, pehaps.

Spectatorless Tokyo Olympics May Offer Climate Change Lessons for Green Tourism

Business Travel

U.S. CDC Eases Recommendations on Travel to 110 Countries and Territories

The CDC's recommendations are still somewhat confused, but the easing of these restrictions is a big step in the travel recovery.

U.S. CDC Eases Recommendations on Travel to 110 Countries and Territories