Travel Souvenirs Get a Rethink
Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at those travel trinkets gathering dust, pop culture tours and trips, and remote work’s impact on hotels.
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.
4 Charts and a Paris Hilton TikTok: Lessons From Skift’s Future of Lodging Forum 2023
Sometimes charts and even a TikTok capture 1,000 words. A handful relay some of the opportunities facing the hotel industry today.
Hilton Wants to Use AI to Personalize Hotel Bookings
Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at Hilton’s AI hopes, Jumeirah’s expansion, and tours tech in Southeast Asia.
Airbnb Mulls New Revenue Stream — Charging Hosts for Additional Services
Airbnb has lot on its plate: suspensions in multiple jurisdictions, incessant regulatory hurdles and more. But when its comes to business focus, the company is growing and paying more keen attention to how it serves the hosts on its platform.
Pandemic First Mover MCR Still Going Strong on Hotel and Tech Investments
MCR is using the expertise from its growing hotel enterprise to inform the development of its own growing hotel tech companies. What better strategy to solve some of the industry's biggest problems and make money doing it?
Hotel Investors See New Promise in Long-Term Gap Between Supply and Shifting Demand
For the next few years, properties that deliver a differentiated experience will benefit because there is more demand than supply, hotel investors say.
TUI Eyes Luxury Hospitality Growth With New and Relaunched Hotel Brands
TUI's ability to move beyond its safe middle-market playground through an expanded luxury offering came under the spotlight at the Skift Future of Lodging Forum. Ultimately, a brand's market share is way more than customer segments — it's really rooted in experience and value.
Google Exec on Adapting Tech for the Changing Travel Consumer
Google has the data to understand exactly how the travel industry has changed post-pandemic — and how its technology needs to change with it.
Hilton Tests New Ways to Increasingly Personalize Guest Bookings
Strides in artificial intelligence will enable Hilton and many others to enhance and speed up personalization efforts. You ain't seen nothing yet.
Vacation Rentals Sector Stays Fragmented: When Will It Consolidate?
Short-term rentals have grown both in size and type, especially after the pandemic. Travelers blurring the line between business and pleasure means the fragmented industry will soon consolidate to serve to this new "bleisure" traveler.