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

Short-Term Rentals Gain Big Share on Hotels in Europe's Shifting Lodging Sector

The pandemic boosted the growth of the already flourishing short-term rentals sub sector of the European accommodation market. It is still to be seen how the various sub sectors will compete to define the market landscape.

Varsha Arora | 3 years ago

Online Travel

Expedia Group CEO Interview: Our Tech Was an Anchor Thwarting Innovation

In years past, Expedia has often talked about integrating its tech platforms or leveraging its massive data trove. Will it actually spur innovation this time around?

Dennis Schaal | 3 years ago

Online Travel

Airbnb CEO: I Don't See a Travel Recession Coming and We Won't Freeze Hiring

Famous last words? Well, for travel industry’s sake coming from this brutal period, we hope not!

Tom Lowry | 3 years ago

Short-Term Rentals

Airbnb Reorganizes Its Search Around Curated Categories

Interesting new attempt by Airbnb to rethink how people search and discover on its product and likely to finally spur some innovation in travel search and booking.

Dennis Schaal | 3 years ago

Thompson vienna Deluxe Suite source hyatt

Hotels

Hyatt Expects Luxury Travel Rebound to Stay Strong Despite Market Turmoil

Pity Hyatt. Just as the pandemic's dark clouds are lifting, market turmoil overshadows its optimism. Yet that isn't dimming Hyatt executives' outlook.

Sean O'Neill | 3 years ago

Skift Originals

The Great Merging

How we live, work, socialize and travel have merged into each other, with profound implications for the global industry at the center of selling this dream. How will travel respond?

Rafat Ali | 3 years ago

Hotels

Robots and Automation Move From Novelty to Necessity in Hotels

Given the constraints of today’s labor market — and the speed to onboard new hospitality talent — it’s time to push the envelope when it comes to artificial intelligence, robotics, and automation.

Carley Thornell | 3 years ago

Henderson Beach Resort & Spa in Destin florida source henderson

Travel Technology

Sabre to Buy Nuvola in Bet on Hotel Upselling

Sabre gets deeper into hotel operations with this acquisition of a vendor of upselling and guest messaging tech.

Sean O'Neill | 3 years ago

Hotels

Oyo Expands Vacation Homes Strategy With Europe Acquisition of Direct Booker

It seems like it's business as usual for Oyo as it goes ahead with its acquisitions and alliances, all's still quiet on the IPO front.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 3 years ago

Hotels

Scotland's Gleneagles Offers Subscription Model for 1st Expansion in 9 Decades

It's hard to look at Ennismore's chic new Gleneagles Townhouse, which puts equal weight on its members club as its hotel, without drawing a connection to how many travel brands have been testing the subscription model.

Sean O'Neill | 3 years ago