Articles tagged “travel trends”

This week in hospitality we thought about removing friction. Airbnb's hotel-like concept could standardize homesharing; the Standard Hotels CEO sees value in easy, same-day booking, and hotels try to reduce guests' anxiety.

This week's digital news was all about new frontiers. Snap bets on visual-first searching; augmented reality gains traction at events, and there's a whole crop of apps devoted to easing travel anxiety.

This week in aviation we explored upgrades and related matters. Among them, Delta doesn't want flyers to settle for basic economy, but would rather have them pay more for better service.

This week in hospitality, reeling from the tragedy in Las Vegas, we put serious thought into what we call Permanxiety: a near-constant state of worry afflicting travelers today.

This week in aviation, stateside we talked about perks like custom-designed bedding, but in Europe the market is in flux from several recent failures: Alitalia, Air Berlin, and Monarch Air.

This week in aviation, there was talk of bad behavior. Ryanair cancels flights due to poor planning, JetBlue criticizes U.S. airlines over anti-consumer power, and the EU investigates Lufthansa's surcharge.

This week's biggest piece of hospitality news was Airbnb linking up with Resy, the home-sharing giant's latest step toward becoming a superbrand of travel.

This week in digital news, we thought about new beginnings. Expedia's new CEO wants to chip away at Google's dominance and Expedia-supported Despegar successfully launched an IPO.

This week in digital news, we got futuristic. Facial recognition is changing events, and biometrics is altering airport security, but both scenarios raise privacy concerns.

This week in hospitality, we looked at nontraditional spaces. The short-term rental ban affecting Airbnb in Berlin seems less strict now, and top hotel designers squeeze style into micro-hotels.