Articles tagged “trump”

Hotels

Trump Pledges No More Taxes on Tips for Hotel Workers, Others

Trump said he wants to exempt tips from taxes. While all types of tipped workers could benefit, hotel housekeepers are one of the largest groups potentially affected.

Sean O'Neill | 4 months ago

Trump Pledges No More Taxes on Tips for Hotel Workers, Others

Tourism

Cuba Tourism Faces Shortages of Visitors and Supplies

Tourism officials in Cuba have to fight the perception that a visit isn't worth the hassle because of ongoing blackouts and shortages.

Dave Sherwood, Marc Frank and Nelson Acosta, Reuters | 2 years ago

Cuba Tourism Faces Shortages of Visitors and Supplies

Online Travel

Full Video: Expedia Group Chairman Barry Diller at Skift Global Forum 2022

Many will argue that Barry Diller's views are contrarian, but he's indeed correct that many sustainability programs are puffery.

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

Full Video: Expedia Group Chairman Barry Diller at Skift Global Forum 2022

Online Travel

Barry Diller Disparages Work From Home as ‘a Crock’

When it comes to work from home, Expedia Group Chairman Barry Diller doesn't "get it," but he's not shy telling you about it.

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

Barry Diller Disparages Work From Home as ‘a Crock’

Hotels

Airbnb Vows to Take Action Against Account Holders Tied to D.C. Violence

Whether it is Alaska Airlines putting unruly passengers on no-fly lists, Marriott defunding politicians who sought to decertify a fair presidential election, or Airbnb kicking hate group members off its platform, parts of the travel industry are trying to fight back against right-wing terror.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 4 years ago

Online Travel

The Largest IPO in History Just Happened and It Has a Huge Travel Angle

Booking.com, Airbnb, Marriott, and every high-end retail shop on the Champs-Élysées want to see the proliferation of Alipay and other digital payment services to capture the spending of Chinese travelers. But Alipay's key cross-border payments strategy, despite a record-setting IPO, has run into major snags.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 4 years ago

The Largest IPO in History Just Happened and It Has a Huge Travel Angle

Online Travel

What Trump’s WeChat Ban May Mean for the Travel Sector

Trump's ban on the Chinese superapp WeChat may turn out to be a mere annoyance for many Chinese travelers. But it could cause real harm to some U.S. travel organizations.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 4 years ago

What Trump’s WeChat Ban May Mean for the Travel Sector

Online Travel

Trump’s Social Media Executive Order Poses Threat to Airbnb, Tripadvisor, Google and Yelp

The liability protections that online travel businesses such as Airbnb, Google and Tripadvisor enjoy under the Communications Decency Act could be collateral damage in President Trump's effort to go after Twitter and Google for what he views as "censorship" or biased coverage.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 4 years ago

Trump’s Social Media Executive Order Poses Threat to Airbnb, Tripadvisor, Google and Yelp

Airlines

A European Travel Ban to the U.S. Came At Least 5 Weeks Too Late: Here’s a Timeline of the Fallout

If airlines and travelers are counting on airport screenings and quarantines to be a effective counter-measures in the absence of a coronavirus vaccine, the CDC said these tactics will "have less impact" when transmissions are widespread. Everything depends on effective vaccines.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 4 years ago

Coronavirus

Hotels Face Bigger Hit Than Post-9/11 and Great Recession Combined: Hospitality Official Warns

Will the U.S.government be able to bail out everyone? The line of businesses and people hoping for relief is getting very long.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 5 years ago

Hotels Face Bigger Hit Than Post-9/11 and Great Recession Combined: Hospitality Official Warns