Matthew Parsons

Business trips are roaring back, but for how long depends on the breaking points of travel managers and agency advisors making them possible in the first place.

The hotel group is operationally ready to do away with Covid modifications like QR codes and housekeeping upon request, according to Amber Asher, because guests crave full-service hospitality once again.

If Airbnb is selling the dream, it needs to live by it too. Other travel firms that used work-from-anywhere messaging in their marketing these past two years probably now need to do the same.

Airbnb makes its remote working policy a forever thing. That's one enormous endorsement for the shift in how we will now define our work and our lives.

This week, Germany's Raus topped up its investment to attract more city dwellers and nature enthusiasts to its cabin getaways, while Mondee secured $20 million as it gears up to go public.

Larry Cuculic wants to convince developers Best Western offers a credible (and profitable) route into the lifestyle hotel sector. A brand relaunch will help, but is that enough for a chain that's perhaps better known for its roadside motels.

Donald has had to deal with the biggest crisis ever to hit the cruise industry, and leaves the company in still-uncharted waters with an uncertain path to recovery.

Michelle McKinney Frymire had only been in the top job for 12 months, but it probably felt a lot longer considering the turmoil the travel agency's been through. In theory, incoming CEO Patrick Andersen has a steadier ship to sail.

Reigniting corporate culture has become a priority, including meeting new hires or just training employees. In some cases it’s starting to eclipse traditional business travel, and the spike is about to hit budgets and resources that were trimmed during the pandemic.

This week, Indian online food ordering and delivery platform Swiggy is backing Rapido to help its expand its fleet, while VC firm Andreessen Horowitz has launched a program called a16z START to fund, and nurture, the next generation of entrepreneurs.