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Airbnb CEO on Travel’s Marketing Funnel and Other Top Stories This Week

In Skift's top stories this week, Airbnb believes its rivals have the travel marketing funnel all wrong, hostel brand Generator is targeting cities lacking affordable hostels and Tunisia is broadening its tourism branding with help from the U.S.

Allison Armijo | 2 years ago

Airbnb CEO on Travel’s Marketing Funnel and Other Top Stories This Week

Tourism

Maine’s Top Tourism Exec on Surviving a Crazy Rebound Summer With a Labor Shortage Grind

With reduced travel restrictions, the tourism industry in the United States is seeing a rabid comeback. No place experienced that more than the Pine Tree State, which saw a surge of tourists, but found fewer workers to serve the demand. Maine's summer story may just be a proxy for the dilemma facing so many other destinations.

Allison Armijo | 2 years ago

Maine’s Top Tourism Exec on Surviving a Crazy Rebound Summer With a Labor Shortage Grind

Tourism

Disney’s Pandemic Recovery Is Bringing Digital Innovation to Forefront of Theme Parks

At the D23 Expo, Disney Parks boss Josh D'Amaro announced significant updates to the theme park experience. The changes will likely include bringing Disney+ content to the parks, delivering the online experience to their parks.

Allison Armijo | 2 years ago

Disney’s Pandemic Recovery Is Bringing Digital Innovation to Forefront of Theme Parks

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Do Magazines and Newspapers Still Influence Where You Take Your Vacations?

Forty-five percent of global consumers make travel decisions based on information they gather in newspapers and magazines, according to a survey by UK-based market research company YouGov. South Africans are the most likely plan to travel based on information appearing in newspapers and magazine articles, with 62 percent of respondents agreeing with the statement below.…

Allison Armijo | 2 years ago

Online Travel

Hopper and JetBlue Partner and Other Top Stories This Week

In Skift's top stories this week, Hopper partners with JetBlue to expand its reach, Google cuts back on business travel, and Cambodia digitizes its tourism industry.

Allison Armijo | 2 years ago

Hopper and JetBlue Partner and Other Top Stories This Week

News Blog

TripAdd Acquires Chatbot Startup Eddy Travels to Boost User Recommendations

Eddy Travels, a digital travel assistant service founded by entrepreneur Edmundas Balcikonis, is being acquired by TripAdd, a New York-based travel product provider, a subsidiary of the Blue Ribbon Bags group, the world’s leading service for lost luggage tracking. TripAdd hopes to bolster revenues through personalized bundle recommendations for users. Financial details of the deal,…

Allison Armijo | 2 years ago

News Blog

Airbnb Deploys Translation Engine to Let Guests See Reviews in 60 Languages

Airbnb has just announced the expansion of its automatic translation service, Translation Engine, to reviews of rentals and hosts. First introduced in Airbnb's 2021 "Winter Release," Translation Engine provides both hosts and guests with automatic message translations in over 60 languages. The company signed a deal with Translated in 2021, the largest deal in the…

Allison Armijo | 2 years ago