Airbnb Debuts Safety Features for Solo Travelers
Airbnb announced today that it is introducing an in-app safety feature for solo guests staying in private rentals and shared rooms.
Dennis Schaal is Skift’s Founding Editor and Executive Editor. Dennis has been a reporter focusing on online travel and short-term rentals for more than two decades at Skift, Tnooz, USA Today, and Travel Weekly. He is well-known for tough one-on-one interviews on stage at Skift events, including with the CEOs and top execs of Expedia, Uber, Booking Holdings, Priceline, Kayak, Hopper, and more.
Analysis: Choice $675 Million Acquisition of Radisson Americas Would Spur Flurry of Brand Decisions
Despite all the pessimism on Wall Street these days, plenty of companies are still out there looking and moving forward on deals. The hotel sector will remain in the spotlight.
Hotel Bedbank DidaTravel Sees Traveler Confidence in More Advance Bookings
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Airbnb and Marriott Nearly Signed a Deep Partnership Agreement Around 2015
Marriott might have made a great investment had it bought a chunk of Airbnb in 2015. Ultimately, Marriott opted to build its own with Homes & Villas.
Hotels Try to Maneuver Past Labor Shortage
Although hotel CEOs did their best to be optimistic, the industry is plagued by post-pandemic issues never seen before.
Hopper Will Let Customers Pay a Fee to Leave the Hotel After Check-In for Any Reason
Hopper's leave-for-any-reason hotel offering would seemingly be attractive to many guests, but can also be a headache for hotels and open to abuse.
New U.S. Tourism Strategy Calls for More Touchless Tech
From facial biometrics at Transportation Security Administration checkpoints to visas that don't require boarding foils, the new U.S. Department of Commerce strategy to boost international arrivals calls for tech improvements…
Lodging Advertisers Love of Video May Persist Through 2022 and Beyond
You can debate the degree to which cities will come back and the future grip of remote work, but it seems clear that video advertising will remain on a new perch for awhile.
TUI Musement’s New CEO Tries to Use the Operator Legacy to Advantage in Tours and Activities
TUI Musement is an up-an-comer in the tours and activities space because of the parent company's huge base, and it knows how to run a tour. Now it has to execute on the digital challenge.
UK Doesn’t Plan to Dispatch the Military to Airports to Ease Long Security Lanes
A few days after Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary called on the UK government to temporarily send the army to staff excessively long airport security lanes, UK Transport Minister Grant Shapps…