Future of Lodging

As the lines continue to blur between hotels and short-term rentals, Skift is focused on the technology and the consumer behaviors that are driving this. Follow our coverage across the wide world of lodging, from traditional hotels and motels to urban short-term rentals and traditional vacation rentals.

Hotels

Hyatt Hotels’ CEO on Loyalty, New Markets, and Sticking with Premium Brands

Hyatt's larger rivals are racing to plant flags in every market. Hyatt is more selective and believes the payoff will be in attracting high-end consumers to its loyalty program.

Hyatt Hotels’ CEO on Loyalty, New Markets, and Sticking with Premium Brands

Hotels

MGM Resorts Sees Healthy Vegas Demand Despite Heat Wave Hit, F1 Race Slowdown

MGM Resorts sees strong demand at its Las Vegas resorts continuing through year-end, despite minor performance hiccups in the third quarter.

MGM Resorts Sees Healthy Vegas Demand Despite Heat Wave Hit, F1 Race Slowdown

Hotels

Royal Caribbean: Higher Cruise Pricing, New Customers and AI Strategy

Young travelers are flocking to cruise ships, and Royal Caribbean is cashing in by creating private ports and islands as new attractions.

Royal Caribbean: Higher Cruise Pricing, New Customers and AI Strategy

Hotels

Hyatt Extends Lead in All-Inclusive Resorts Through Deal With Spanish Brand

For Hyatt, which has been aggressively expanding in this segment, the joint venture will boost its all-inclusive room count by about 30%.

Hyatt Extends Lead in All-Inclusive Resorts Through Deal With Spanish Brand

Business Travel

Wyndham Residence: The Latest Entry in U.S. Extended-Stay Hotels

The real test will be whether Wyndham can scale this extended-stay hotel concept beyond a handful of trophy locations while maintaining the upscale positioning needed to justify premium rates.

Wyndham Residence: The Latest Entry in U.S. Extended-Stay Hotels

Hotels

Accor’s Hotels Got a Boost From Luxury Spending and the Olympics

Despite advance skepticism, the Paris Olympics provided a sugar rush for Accor's hotels. But the company may need more than Olympic-sized live tourism events to sustain its ambitions for rapid growth worldwide.

Accor’s Hotels Got a Boost From Luxury Spending and the Olympics

Hotels

Wyndham Hotels CEO: ‘No Waning in Leisure Travel Demand’

Hilton had painted a more subdued picture of leisure demand. Wyndham's results show the benefits of having a heavy mix of hotels and resorts in the economy and midscale segments.

Wyndham Hotels CEO: ‘No Waning in Leisure Travel Demand’

Hotels

New York City Hotels Face New Rules After Council Passes Licensing Law

New York City has tightened the rules for hotel operations. After having supported a campaign to rein in short-term rentals, the city's hotel sector has now gotten a taste of greater regulation of itself.

New York City Hotels Face New Rules After Council Passes Licensing Law

Hotels

Hilton’s Record Hotel Openings and Pipeline Growth

This summer, Hilton opened more hotels than they've ever opened in a three-month period. When you subtract the hotels they lost, it grew its hotel count by 7.8%, also a record.

Hilton’s Record Hotel Openings and Pipeline Growth

Hotels

Choice Opens 500th Extended Stay Hotel as It Expands Portfolio

Choice Hotels is betting big on extended-stay hotels but is doing so methodically.

Choice Opens 500th Extended Stay Hotel as It Expands Portfolio