Articles tagged “short-term rentals”

India has all the cards to become the next mega source market for international travel, although major barriers still need to be overcome. The country has been performing extremely well in our Skift Travel Health Index.

Short-term rentals are continuing to gain ground everywhere, as can be seen with raises this week for platforms in three different parts of the world.

Generative AI is poised to transform the travel industry. True, there’s plenty of hype out there. But even after Skift Research separates the chaff from the wheat, we find that a multi-billion dollar opportunity still remains.

Despite a couple of rounds of layoffs since the middle of last year, Sonder hired 97 new, non-executive employees, and gave them all stocks options, as is the company's practice.

A partnership with Trip.com could help Saudi Arabia make inroads into the China market. Saudi hopes to draw 3.9 million Chinese visitors per year by 2030.

Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at American Airlines’ new pricing policies, blended travel changing hotels, and a short-term rental operator’s PE exit.

Strides in artificial intelligence will enable Hilton and many others to enhance and speed up personalization efforts. You ain't seen nothing yet.

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.

Airbnb has suspended hosting of all lodgings in Myanmar as the country has implemented strict laws prohibiting foreign tourists from staying at unregistered guesthouses or hotels.

There’s a lot on tap for the hospitality industry in 2023, and at our Future of Lodging Forum we’re going to check in on how some of the industry’s brightest minds are tackling both the opportunities and challenges head-on.