Hotel Brands Circle Student Housing: 4 Income Streams
The appeal is in diversifying across multiple income streams: students, extended-stay, traditional brief hotel stays, and coworking.
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Hilton’s Tapestry Collection Debuts in Vietnam
NHAAN Resort & Spa Hoi An officially opened reservations ahead of its grand opening on August 1. Plus, more hotel deal and development news from APAC.
Travel Marketing’s Next KPI Is Economic Impact, Not Impressions
Travel marketers have become experts at measuring campaign activity. The challenge now is connecting that activity to visitation, traveler value, and economic impact while campaigns are still running. AI-powered measurement can optimize campaigns for business outcomes, not just marketing metrics.
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How Thailand Is Trying to Win Back Chinese Tourists
Thailand is shifting from reassurance to access, betting that easier travel and deeper ties with China's interior will restore Chinese arrivals before rivals like Malaysia turn their gains into lasting market share.
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Aeromexico’s Message: Don’t Worry, Be Happy
Aeromexico's Q2 was a fuel-and-World-Cup dent, not a demand crack, and a record premium mix plus a shrinking domestic rivalry point the rest of the year sharply up.
Ari Emanuel Is Assembling a Live Tourism Conglomerate
The companies that originate trips do not need to call themselves travel companies to capture travel's economics, and Ari Emanuel is demonstrating it across three of them.
Airbnb Partners With CarTrawler for Car Rentals in 5 Countries: Scoop
Airbnb's partnership with CarTrawler on car rentals is Airbnb's latest step toward becoming a traditional online travel agency. CarTrawler is poised to become an Expedia brand, which will compete with Airbnb on car rentals.
The Travel Industry Was Banking on a World Cup Windfall. Here’s What the Numbers Show.
The World Cup delivered real, rate-driven gains for hotels and short-term rentals. But the impact was barely noticed by U.S. airlines, and the international visitor boom is falling short of expectations.
Europe May Finally Charge International Flights for Emissions — U.S. and China Get a Pass
Associations are unhappy with Europe’s plans to make the aviation industry pay more for its international emissions — for different reasons. One side argues proposals don’t go far enough, and the other says they shouldn’t exist at all.
The World Cup Travel Matrix
Who lifted the trophy for the travel industry's World Cup? Behold Skift's winners, losers, floppers, and the freeloaders.
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An Insider Look at the Business Events Industry
Business events drive $1.3 trillion in direct spending, yet most people have never heard of the industry — or could tell you why it's called MICE.