Articles tagged “sharing”

Hotels

New York Legislator Explains What a Legal Rental Is to Airbnb Lobbyists

You can really like Airbnb and the effect it has had on how we travel while not supporting the rule breaking that happens in cities like New York. But it's very hard to appreciate a deep-pocketed astroturfing campaign that tries to pretend it is grassroots-driven.

Jason Clampet, Skift | 11 years ago

Ground Transport

Uber’s CEO Takes to Facebook to Respond to Price-Gouging Claims

As we noted yesterday, if Uber is going to be the on-demand solution to all our transportation needs, it will need to take a few lessons from Amazon on how to do customer service.

Jason Clampet, Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

What Hotels Can Learn From the Sharing Economy

Hotels and the sharing economy don't compete as much as they complement one another. Understanding what makes the innovators work, though, can improve the operations of hotel chains and properties.

Vincent Trivett, Skift | 11 years ago

Ground Transport

NYC Transport and Tourism Leaders Follow Bloomberg Out of Mayor Office

Bloomberg is planning to take the lessons learned from significantly changing New York City's physical landscape over the past 12 years to other cities in the U.S. and abroad. This means other cities might look more like the NYC of today than the city itself after a term under new leadership.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Ground Transport

Airport Car-Sharing Service FlightCar Partners With Travelport

This Travelport agreement with FlightCar is a shocker given the regulatory and reputational risks. It's a shocker because we didn't know Travelport had it in them to make such a brash move -- and it is a multi-year agreement, too.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Ground Transport

New Skift Trends Report: What the Sharing Economy Means to the Future of Travel

Rafat Ali, Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

The Threat of Eviction May Be the Biggest Challenge for Airbnb and Its Peers

Regulations by city governments are tough enough, but the threat of eviction from co-op and condo boards or a landlord eager to make more money on a higher-paying tenant may be the bigger threat to apartment rental companies.

Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

Why Hotel Brands Should Care About Airbnb’s Disruption

Biggest lesson to be learned: Give travelers the experience they are looking for: value, service, a great user interface, personal global connections, and social sharing. Mix these together, and you have a success story called Airbnb.

Vikram Singh, Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

Priceline’s Two CEOs on The Future of Travel’s Biggest Brand

Jeffery Boyd doesn't want to meddle in Priceline's business on a day to day basis, which may provide angst to some investors. Still, incoming CEO Darren Huston has capably led Priceline's prized asset, Booking.com, over the last two years, so he's got the pedigree in what promises to be a fascinating new era in online travel.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

6 Travel Challenges for New York City’s New Mayor

The city is an urban playground for visitors and locals alike and we'd like to see its new leader take inspiration from his sometimes dictatorial and always opinionated predecessor.

Jason Clampet and Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago