Articles tagged “nyc”

Daily Lodging Report

New York City Hotel Bookings Boom After Short-Term Rental Crackdown

CNBC weighed in on the whole New York City sensible regulation of Airbnb, saying the beneficiary will be the hotels as travelers to NYC during the holidays will be findinghigher hotel prices now.

3 days ago

Daily Lodging Report

Magna Buys Three Manhattan Hotels for $160 Million

Magna Hospitality Group paid $160 million to buy the Hilton-branded hotels at 150 West 48 Street from McSam Group.

7 days ago

Short-Term Rentals

Airbnb Loses Three Quarters of its New York City Listings

Today's edition of Skift's daily podcast looks closer at Airbnb's New York listings, Morocco tours resuming, and JetBlue's air traffic woes.

Rashaad Jorden | 1 week ago

Airbnb Loses Three Quarters of its New York City Listings

Short-Term Rentals

Airbnb’s NYC Listings Fall 77%, Big Hotelier Sees ‘Tailwind’

Some believe that hotels stand to gain from Airbnb's NYC woes. Properties that might see an upside include Sonders and traditional hotels using Airbnb to sell rooms, especially if Airbnb opts to lean into the proposition.

Dennis Schaal | 1 week ago

Airbnb’s NYC Listings Fall 77%, Big Hotelier Sees ‘Tailwind’

Short-Term Rentals

Short-Term Rental Searches in NYC: Illegal Listings, Hotels, and Stays in New Jersey

Given NYC's tepid pace of approving host registrations of shared spaces, the most prevalent choices now on major short-term rental platforms are illegal listings and hotels.

Dennis Schaal | 1 week ago

Short-Term Rental Searches in NYC: Illegal Listings, Hotels, and Stays in New Jersey

Short-Term Rentals

NYC’s Host Registration Verification System Isn’t Ready on Airbnb Crackdown Day

New York City isn't a nimble tech company, for sure. It's untenable for the city to mandate a September 5 enforcement deadline to implement new host registration rules when the city hasn't met its side of the bargain.

Dennis Schaal | 2 weeks ago

NYC’s Host Registration Verification System Isn’t Ready on Airbnb Crackdown Day

Skift Short-Term Rental Report

Short-Term Rental Lessons for New York From Amsterdam

While it may still be early to measure the impact of these restrictions on New York City’s short-term rental market, there are cues to be taken from similar laws passed in other cities around the world. 

2 weeks ago

Tourism

Future of Tourism: 5 Key Questions

China's economic weakness, city downtowns in trouble, visa delays – these are just some of the issues holding back travel. We will be talking about them with tourism executives at the Skift Global Forum in September.

Dawit Habtemariam | 2 weeks ago

Future of Tourism: 5 Key Questions

Tourism

Ask Skift: Are U.S. Cities Struggling to Attract Tourists?

U.S. cities face big challenges to a full tourism recovery, but are they struggling to attract visitors? Here's what Ask Skift said.

Rashaad Jorden | 2 weeks ago

Ask Skift: Are U.S. Cities Struggling to Attract Tourists?

Short-Term Rentals

NYC Short-Term Rental Enforcer to Provide Early Reprieve From New Registration Rules

Platforms and hosts will get some breathing room from the city in the early days after the registration rules kick in. There are enough moving parts to keep most of the fines at bay in the short term.

Dennis Schaal | 3 weeks ago

NYC Short-Term Rental Enforcer to Provide Early Reprieve From New Registration Rules