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Hotels

Skift Survey: More People Actually Prefer the New Airbnb Logo to the Old One

Lesson: Always look beyond the signals emanating from early adopters on Twitter.

Rafat Ali, Skift | 10 years ago

Online Travel

5 Travel Brands Winning on Social Media for the Week Ending July 18, 2014

Amplify brand awareness with new initiatives, collaborations, and contests.

Joyce Manalo, Skift | 10 years ago

Hotels

Airbnb’s New Logo and Website Want You to Feel Belonging

Airbnb has always been a leader in design, which is why we're not surprised by the site redesign but are shocked by the lousy logo.

Jason Clampet, Skift | 10 years ago

Hotels

Madrid Bans Use of Airbnb and Other Short-Term Rentals for Less than 5 Days

Spain needs to balance regulating the black-market economy with making it easier to start a business or keep one running.

Jason Clampet, Skift | 10 years ago

Hotels

Why Hotels Need to Worry About Millennials and the Sharing Economy

With the U.S. hotel industry performing well, it is losing some business from the sharing economy, but there isn't a lot of hurt yet. That could come later.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Hotels

Marriott CEO Concedes Airbnb Does Local Better

Marriott CEO Arne Sorenson says he is having "fun" watching the development of Airbnb. He adds that Millennials will be a "massive" portion of Marriott's customer base in a decade. It won't be too much fun, though, if Millennial travelers stray from hotels as their best options for a stay.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Media and PR

5 Travel Brands Winning on Social Media for the Week Ending June 27, 2014

Make your social media campaigns count by integrating your creative assets across relevant platforms and rewarding your fans with interactions filled with enthusiasm.

Joyce Manalo, Skift | 10 years ago

Hotels

Spanish Apartment-Share Site Only-Apartments Goes Public, Sort Of

The Alternative Spanish Stock Exchange sounds like a public-company incubator and an attractive way for small-cap companies to prove their mettle.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Online Travel

How the Top 5 Online Booking Sites Compete on Mobile

Layering nearby capabilities and restaurant reviews on top of hotel and flight reservations are a power play in popularizing mobile app usage.

Joyce Manalo, Skift | 10 years ago

SkiftX

The Top 18 Travel Stats You Need to Know to Start Your Work Week