Articles tagged “str”

The Middle East's aviation sector is poised to play a pivotal role in shaping the region's tourism narrative.

The U.S. and Canada's hotel industries each made significant progress in their recoveries from the pandemic. We also feature other major news in hotel deals and development across the world.

The number of short-term rental platforms is growing rapidly. Remaining successful will mean creating a simple user experience for hosts and travelers.

Keeping the members of the world's largest loyalty program happy, is about bringing quality as opposed to quantity. That's according to Jennifer Hsieh, vice president for Homes & Villas, who shared the company's approach to loyalty at the Skift Short-Term Rental Summit.

While the booming hotel development pipeline in Saudi Arabia is expected to cause disruptions, the hotel industry sees an opportunity to prioritize ESG goals. Will this construction frenzy lead to a green revolution?

Hear a preview of our Short-Term Rental Summit happening next month in New York City from Skift CEO, Rafat Ali.

Destinations in the Middle East understand that to realize their very ambitious tourism goals, they need to create enough infrastructure. Little wonder then that Saudi Arabia is now racing ahead of United Arab Emirates to build more hotel rooms.

Once labeled the epicenter of the Covid-19 pandemic, New York City is now an anchor for global tourism again and tourism is an even more important part of the city's economic future.

By allowing locals for the first time to rent out properties to tourists, Saudi Arabia is not just trying to keep pace with growing demand, but is also trying to make the destination more accessible. Over to the locals.

From issuing the first tourist visa in September 2019 to the announcement of a free-of-charge four-day stopover transit visa for air travelers, Saudi Arabia has indeed come a long way. And then of course there's the target to attract 100 million tourists per year by 2030.