10 Things We Learned at the Skift Global Forum
Photo Credit: Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky adressing the crowd virtually at the Skift Global Forum in New York on September 18. Skift
Skift Take
Executives speaking at this year's Skift Global Forum offered no shortage of opinions about the current state and future of the travel industry, and here are some of the most noteworthy comments.
Top 10 Takeaways from the Skift Global Forum 2024 Airbnb to expand beyond travel. Marriott sees high-end spending slow. Booking Holdings grows short-term rentals. JetBlue halts mergers to focus on lounges. Las Vegas doubles down on mega-events. MGM plans a Dubai Sphere. Health and wellness travel offers big returns. Boeing strikes haven’t hit United yet. Dubai’s new traveler focus: Real people, real families.
1. Airbnb's Expansion: Brian Chesky's Vision Beyond Travel
Brian Chesky wants Airbnb to be about more than travel: “Why would Airbnb just offer homes? Why couldn’t we offer significantly more things? And that’s the future of this company,” Airbnb Brian Chesky said. “We’re going to take the Airbnb model, and we’re going to bring it to a lot of different categories.”
Chesky has had to backtrack on initiatives before – Airbnb’s implementation of AI and experiences, to na
