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Daily Lodging Report

Global Hotel Transactions Reach $42 Billion Q3

Global hotel investments are booming, with a 13% RevPAR increase, high cross-border deals, and $42.1B in transactions, driven by strong demand for luxury and select-service hotels.

Online Travel

Expedia-Uber Deal? No Way, Says Barry Diller

Even if Uber-Expedia was the right deal — and that was dubious — it was the wrong time.

Expedia-Uber Deal? No Way, Says Barry Diller

Online Travel

Booking Holdings to Lay Off Employees, Shift Spending Priorities

Was Booking Holdings getting too fat? With operating costs outpacing revenue growth, something had to give. We might not know the exact chess moves for awhile.

Booking Holdings to Lay Off Employees, Shift Spending Priorities

Hotels

The Peninsula Hotels’ New Brand Campaign: Focus on Staff Stories, Not Luxury Cliches

As The Peninsula's head of marketing puts it, "Travel is an incredible thing to do and to experience, and who better to tell that story than the people who make it possible?"

The Peninsula Hotels’ New Brand Campaign: Focus on Staff Stories, Not Luxury Cliches

Tourism

From Coldplay to Bryan Adams: Concerts Driving India’s Travel Plans

Demand for international music events among Indian travelers is not only leading to outbound travel, but is also boosting the domestic music tourism industry.

From Coldplay to Bryan Adams: Concerts Driving India’s Travel Plans

Hotels

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.