Dennis Schaal, Skift
Despite Brian Chesky’s rhetoric about Airbnb needing to return to its local connections mission and roots, the economics point to Airbnb needing Domio- and Sonder-like listings. Even if it means negative publicity pre-IPO.
1 day ago
Dennis Schaal, Skift
In top travel stories this week, Skift wrote about a contactless-tech airport terminal, 2022 as the earliest coronavirus recovery, Marriott's CEO talking about hygiene theater, United pointing to its future scaled-down size, and plenty more.
1 day ago
Dennis Schaal, Skift
In some respects, travel companies are prisoners of their geographic strengths and weaknesses in the Covid-19 era. Operational considerations aside, it sure didn't hurt Trip.com Group to be based in China.
2 days ago
Expedia Group Media Solutions + Skift
In this Skift Global Forum presentation we hear from Monya Mandich, Expedia Vice President, Marketing, about the information and considerations that will drive travel decisions now and into the future.
2 days ago
Airline Weekly
Just in time for the end of Argentina's six-month ban on air travel, the government has imposed a new 35 percent tax on airline tickets. Governments in the region have long seen airlines as a cash cow to raise money.
2 days ago
Cameron Sperance, Skift
Don't count the major brands out quite yet, but Sonesta's growth continues to fly in the face of industry belief that hotel owners will flock to bigger brand franchise agreements during the pandemic recovery.
2 days ago
Rafat Ali , Skift
Best case scenario: one of the largest and most creative sectors in the world comes out of this much smaller, more nimble, and thrives in different ways than in the past.
2 days ago
Wouter Geerts, Skift
Contactless technology is being adopted in hotels at breakneck speed to ensure safe operations. Not all tech is created equal though. Skift Research looked at what tech has the momentum to continue growing after the pandemic fades.
2 days ago
Sean O'Neill, Skift
Alternative accommodations aren't very alternative anymore. It's time for the sector to get the ad tech tools it deserves.
2 days ago
Sean O'Neill, Skift
Holidu has been winning the pandemic. It has become profitable thanks to a surge of interest in vacation rentals and holiday homes. Plus, other startup funding news.
2 days ago
Cameron Sperance, Skift
Wyndham's upgraded mobile app may seem like it is only catching up to what other brands like Hilton already offer, but it is a significant tech move ahead for the select-service and economy scale of the hotel market.
3 days ago
Airline Weekly
United Airlines will be the first U.S. airline to offer rapid-response testing for departing passengers to help them avoid Hawaii's 14-day quarantine, but is this an effective public health strategy? Testing can miss passengers who were infected at the airport or even a day or two earlier.
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