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

What Premier Inn’s Results Tell Us About Budget Travelers and Rising Costs

Premier Inn's headline performance number wasn't great. Revenue per available room was down 2.5% year-over-year in the third quarter. But in hotels, like in life, context is everything.

Sean O'Neill | 3 weeks ago

Hotels

Keegan-Michael Key Is Choice Hotels' Ad Spokesperson

Choice Hotels really wants you to use your paid vacation days.

Sean O'Neill | 3 weeks ago

Hotels

Banyan Group CEO on What’s Fueling Expansion Beyond Asia

An asset-light Banyan Group is diversifying its portfolio across continents and traveler demographics to secure growth and minimize risks in an ever-changing market.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 3 weeks ago

an aerial view of gorgeous portofino, an italian resort destination

Hotels

Belmond Hotel Group's Anti-TikTok, Slow TV Marketing Push

Belmond believes that true luxury will become having the luxury of time.

Sean O'Neill | 3 weeks ago

Hotels

Ace Hotel Appoints New Leaders After Failed 2023 Buyout Deal

The move marks another chapter in the evolving Ace Hotel brand story following the 2023 collapse of Sortis Holdings' attempted $85 million acquisition.

Sean O'Neill | 4 weeks ago

Radisson Golf Resort Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir, India.

Hotels

India’s Hotel Supply Crunch Set to Push Room Rates Higher

With hotel supply struggling to keep up with surging demand in India, room rates will go up. It's simple economics: less availability, higher prices. Get ready for a bump in your next hotel bill!

Bulbul Dhawan | 4 weeks ago

Hotels

Dubai's Jumeirah Group Chooses Thomas Meier as Next CEO

Thomas Meier has served as Jumeirah's interim CEO on two separate occasions. To execute Jumeirah's 2030 Mission, he would need to open 25 hotels in five years.

4 weeks ago

Hotels

How Hilton Plans to Ride Asia's Travel Boom

Hilton’s slow-and-steady approach has worked, but with travel demand booming across Asia-Pacific, especially in India and China, it might be time to speed things up.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 4 weeks ago

treehouse bed pool lounge at one&only mandarina luxury resort accommodation

Hotels

Kerzner CEO Explains How to Scale New Brands While Keeping One&Only and Atlantis Exclusive

There's a funny thing about ultra-luxury: You want to grow because growth economies of scale are real. But also, if you grow too much, you're not exclusive anymore. Kerzner aims to thread that needle.

Sean O'Neill and Josh Corder | 4 weeks ago

exterior of the fancy plaza hotel in new york city source accor

Hotels

Hotel Deals Outlook: Hot for Luxury, Frozen for Mid-Size Properties

The U.S. hotel transaction market has split into a tale of two cities. The smallest and largest properties are trading hands, while deals in the middle (roughly ones worth $50 million to $250 million) are frozen.

Sean O'Neill | 4 weeks ago