Hotels
Travel in 2020: The Four-Sided Collision in the Global Hospitality Sector
The big faultline to watch over the next few years is this four-sided collision happening in the hospitality sector.
Airbnb News
What started as AirBedandBreakfast.com has grown into a massive public company that IPOd in 2020. Airbnb is now the world's largest online alternative-accommodation community, allowing millions of users to list, search, and rent authentic homestays and vacation-rental experiences in countless cities across the globe.
Ground Transport
Airbnb and Tesla Solving Problems of Affluent Travelers in California
Airbnb has been adept at partnering with brands that coincide with its vibe and Tesla certainly fits right in.
Hotels
U.S. Hostels See Sharing Economy Popularity as Their Window of Opportunity
Sure, budget travelers have Airbnb as a more affordable lodging option, but what about those who don't want to stay in someone's home? U.S. cities are largely missing out on those visitors who want something half way between a home-stay and hotel experience.
Hotels
What 3 of the World's Smartest Hoteliers Have to Say About the Future of Hotels
By investing in Austin's super hip Bunkhouse hospitality group, The Standard Hotels can now bring its global gateway grooviness to trendy second tier cities in North America.
Hotels
The Lodging Revolution Begins With One Customer, Says Priceline CEO
Convergence is happening big time these days as online travel companies around the world, driven by the varied and changing accommodations' needs of their customers, are rapidly expanding and will continue to broaden their array of lodging options.
Hotels
Will TripAdvisor Be the Next Airbnb? It Seems to Be Trying
TripAdvisor, with its hotel and restaurant reviews, hotel bookings and tours and activities, is a much more well-rounded travel site than the younger Airbnb at this stage. Still, TripAdvisor has some Airbnb envy, and wants to take advantage of the sea changes in the global lodging industry.
Business Travel
Top Business Travel Concerns: Sharing Economy Growth, New Airline Surcharges
The rise of the sharing economy is a trend in business travel that won't get put easily back in the bottle, although it isn't for everyone. On the other hand, it is possible that Lufthansa's battle with the business travel community could get recorked and disposed with.
Hotels
It's Beginning: Onefinestay Pilot With Hyatt Highlights Sharing Economy Collaboration To Come
We've been watching how early adopters in business travel are beginning to partner with Uber and Airbnb. Likewise, segments of the hotel industry are beginning to accommodate the sharing economy. Five years from now that collaboration and cooptation will be in full swing.
Business Travel
How Uber and Airbnb Are Winning Over Business Travelers in 9 Charts
For first time Uber is now more popular among business travelers than taxis as a percent of all rides, a seminal moment if there ever was one for the business traveler transport economy.
Online Travel
Skift Global Forum: Airbnb's CMO on the Meaning of Authentic Travel Experiences
There's really no broad stroke definition for what an authentic travel experience is. It means different things in different places and travel brands need to consider what their definition is to avoid generalizing.