Articles tagged “cities”

Short-Term Rentals

Airbnb’s First Senior Housing Economist Digs Into Urban Impact

The housing market is nothing if not complex. Airbnb wants to leverage data to convince cities that its benefits are under-appreciated.

Dennis Schaal | 2 months ago

Airbnb’s First Senior Housing Economist Digs Into Urban Impact

Tourism

Ask Skift: Are U.S. Cities Struggling to Attract Tourists?

U.S. cities face big challenges to a full tourism recovery, but are they struggling to attract visitors? Here's what Ask Skift said.

Rashaad Jorden | 3 months ago

Ask Skift: Are U.S. Cities Struggling to Attract Tourists?

Hotels

Artificial Intelligence Is Coming to Hotel Pricing

Today's edition of Skift's daily podcast looks closer at hotel pricing and AI, San Francisco’s tourism challenges, and India’s cricket hotel push.

Rashaad Jorden | 5 months ago

Artificial Intelligence Is Coming to Hotel Pricing

Tourism

U.S. City Tourism Boards Want Suburban Visitors Back

Today's edition of Skift's daily podcast looks closer at tourism marketing in top U.S. cities, Amazon's AI customer service tools, and Booking.com's new AI trip planner.

Rashaad Jorden | 5 months ago

U.S. City Tourism Boards Want Suburban Visitors Back

Tourism

Portland’s Suburbanites Won’t Recommend City to Tourists

If Portland is to shake off the negative media perception, it will need its local residents more than ever to convince the public that it's still a great tourist destination.

Dawit Habtemariam | 6 months ago

Portland’s Suburbanites Won’t Recommend City to Tourists

Skift Meetings

Host Destinations Concerned About Growing Violence Hurting Event Business

The rise in gun violence in the U.S. and its impact on public safety was recently addressed by destination organization leaders during a global conference.

1 year ago
Host Destinations Concerned About Growing Violence Hurting Event Business

News Blog

After Lehane’s Exit, Airbnb Taps Another Ex-White House Press Secretary to Head Public Policy

Airbnb announced Friday that it selected Jay Carney, most recently head of corporate affairs at Amazon and a former White House press secretary with ties to President Joe Biden, to replace Chris Lehane as global head of policy and communications. Jay Carney (center) at the White House May 20, 2011. Flickr.com shorturl.at/gsX19 Silartinitaly Lehane, known…

Dennis Schaal | 1 year ago

News Blog

Are Uncool Things Like Hotels and Booking.com Making a Comeback at Airbnb’s Expense?

Just look at their market caps — Booking Holdings $92.05 billion and Airbnb a humbling $77.8 billion. The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday that Booking's share price has notched "single-digit gains" over the last six months, while "Airbnb's shares have lost nearly a third of their value." Reporter Laura Forman attributes some of the discrepancy…

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

EventMB

Are Cities That Offer Big Financial Perks to Lure Events Hurting Competition?

Some destinations use large incentives to attract events with the promise of government-backed grants. Some detractors, however, argue that they’re ineffective — or so effective that they create unfair competition. Is there a place for so-called subvention as the industry edges towards recovery?

2 years ago
Are Cities That Offer Big Financial Perks to Lure Events Hurting Competition?

Tourism

A Love Letter to Our Favorite Cities in Lockdown

Cities will still be the economic, creative, multicultural hubs of the world, and I, for one, am looking forward to living in and visiting them again. Listen to this for 30 minutes and rediscover why.

Rafat Ali, Skift | 4 years ago

A Love Letter to Our Favorite Cities in Lockdown