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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.

envision Hotel Boston-Everett, An Ascend Hotel Collection Member source choice hotels
Hotels

Choice Hotels' Record 2022 Hinged On Moving Upmarket

Choice Hotels sees itself moving upmarket thanks to the addition of Radisson's Country Inn & Suites and other brands. That could help sustain revenue and profits while fending off rivals like Hilton's new Spark brand.
Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago
Online Travel

Expedia's 3 Core Brands, Explained

Expedia Group's brand strategy makes sense to the extent that these three core brands don't detract from the company's global ambitions.
Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago
Short-Term Rentals

Airbnb Notches First Full-Year Profit

Cities are indeed coming back, which seemingly counter-intuitively could present an average daily rate challenge for Airbnb. These pressures, though, are manageable.
Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago
The Foundry Hotel in Asheville, North Carolina has design details that tell the story of its former use as a foundry and about the surrounding neighborhood with a Black history. Source: The Foundry Hotel.
Hotels

The Foundry Hotel Helps Engage With Asheville, NC's Black Community

Historical preservation in hotel design isn't new, but it remains relatively rare for hotels to honor the rich histories of their Black neighborhoods. The industry need more leaders like Larry Crosby, general manager of The Foundry Hotel, part of Hilton's Curio Collection.
Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago
Online Travel

Expedia Sees Tech Grunt Work Paying Off in 2023

Corporate turnarounds aren't pretty, and require fortitude. Expedia expects big things in 2023, but Vrbo's tech migration will be part of the ongoing challenge.
Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago
Hilton Niagara Falls Fallsview Hotel & Suites source hilton
Hotels

Hilton Sees Signs of Pandemic's Pent-Up Demand Moderating in 2023

The stunning year-over-year pace of growth that defined travel in 2022 is starting to slacken as consumers and business travelers succeed in catching up on trips lost in the pandemic and spending down their savings. That said, Hilton's fourth quarter revenue and profits were stellar.
Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago