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.

Online Travel

Airbnb Widened Marketing Edge Against Rivals in 2022

Airbnb, which is very standoffish when it comes to paying for digital ads on Google.com and Google Travel, is winning the marketing sweepstakes by a landslide. Not even close.

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

Hotels

Soho House Parent Changes Name to, Surprise, Soho House & Co.

Membership Collective Group is best known for its Soho House upscale member’s clubs and hotels and for being unprofitable for decades. The London-based company wants to change both of those things, it said…

Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago

glenn fogel, ceo of booking holdings, talking onstage at skift global forum event

Online Travel

Booking Holdings' 6 Brands, Explained

Booking Holdings’ empire is one of the most valuable in the travel industry. We break down the six major brands that bring home the money.

Joey Tyson | 2 years ago

Hotels

Palisociety Boutique Hotel Chain Expands With Quirky Innkeeper Vibe

No, it's not a low-carb diet club. Palisociety is a brand of 15 boutique hotels. Its design philosophy represents a percolating sector trend.

Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago

Short-Term Rentals

CEO Brian Chesky Wants to Deepen Moat Between Airbnb and Competitors

Retaining its focus on short-term rentals would probably be the largest contributor to any competitive moat that Airbnb has. Neither of its two largest rivals has that luxury.

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

Hotels

Hotels Need New Tech to Improve Staffing Efficiencies: New Skift Research

The vast majority of hoteliers still rely on manual checklists, Excel workbooks, and phone calls for managing staff operations. However, if tech vendors can convince hoteliers to adapt, a new tech category has the potential to generate $1.3 billion annually.

Saniya Zanpure | 2 years ago

Short-Term Rentals

Fairbnb.coop Launches in the UK to Promote Community Tourism

Sustainable tourism organization Fairbnb.coop has launched in the UK.

Srividya Kalyanaraman | 2 years ago

Hotels

Hotels Need a Wellness Strategy That Makes Long-Term Sense

Investment analysts are looking at how hotels can profit from emerging consumer interest in wellness and wellness' evolution into a broader concept of well-being.

Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago

Short-Term Rentals

HomeToGo Earns $155 million in 2022 Revenue, Surpasses Initial Guidance

German vacation rental marketplace HomeToGo’s revenue grew to €146 million ($155 million) in 2022, up 54 percent from the comparable period in 2021. This is well ahead of its initial…

Srividya Kalyanaraman | 2 years ago

Short-Term Rentals

MYNE Acquires German Rival VillaCircle

Berlin-based MYNE, which manages co-ownership of holiday properties, acquired its rival VillaCircle.

Srividya Kalyanaraman | 2 years ago