Future of Lodging

As the lines continue to blur between hotels and short-term rentals, Skift is focused on the technology and the consumer behaviors that are driving this. Follow our coverage across the wide world of lodging, from traditional hotels and motels to urban short-term rentals and traditional vacation rentals.

Hotels

IHG’s Strong Recovery Clouded by Finance Chief’s Departure

Paul Edgecliffe-Johnson, chief financial officer, was admired by many investors, so his planned departure for another job is a blow. But aside from weakness in China, IHG reported strong results and broadly met expectations in its third quarter.

Sean O'Neill | 4 years ago

Online Travel

Tourism Economics Study Boosts Vacation Rentals and Downplays Local Concerns

Tourism and short-term rentals can be highly beneficial to some communities, but tourism boards and research firms for hire shouldn't view them as sacrosanct.

Dennis Schaal | 4 years ago

Hotels

6 Themes for Hotel Earnings Season

Expect analysts in the next few weeks to be eyeing the group bookings recovery, Europe's energy supply shock, hubris about property pipelines, currency turmoil, China's fragility, and opportunities in lifestyle properties.

Sean O'Neill | 4 years ago

Hotels

Montage and Pendry Hotels Pick Up the Pace in Luxury and Lifestyle

The battle is often not won by the strongest but by the most focused. There are only 14 Montage and Pendry hotels to date. Yet less can be more for quality control.

Sean O'Neill | 4 years ago

Experiences

Google Expands Its Things to Do Feature Deeper Into Maps

Step by step, inch by inch, Google is becoming more central to the tours and activities sector. We've seen this playbook before.

Dennis Schaal | 4 years ago

Hotels

Selina Pushes Into Music Festivals and Wellness Retreats

It's a tantalizing opportunity for Selina to start producing music festivals and wellness retreats at its hospitality venues through new brands. No lifestyle hotel group has cracked the festival space yet, and wellness has lots more room to run.

Sean O'Neill | 4 years ago

Short-Term Rentals

Airbnb CEO Says He’ll Fix Fees 17 Months After Launching Review

From a technical standpoint, Airbnb already has the ability to show the total price up-front. Clamping down on host-set cleaning fees would create a firestorm — among hosts.

Jason Clampet | 4 years ago

Ad for Airbnb on Lafayette Street in New York City

Short-Term Rentals

Limit Short-Term Rentals to Improve Affordable Housing, Argues Philadelphia Fed CEO

Those who scoff at the linkage between the rise of short-term rentals and the affordable housing crisis are denying the obvious, although the dynamics are complex.

Dennis Schaal | 4 years ago

IHG CEO Kieth Barr at Skift Global Forum

Hotels

Full Video: IHG CEO at Skift Global Forum 2022

IHG CEO Barr covers a lot of ground in this conversation at Skift Global Forum. Watch him discuss the global hotel brand's hacker attack, headwinds, evolution, strategy, and more.

Dawit Habtemariam | 4 years ago

Business Travel

Sonesta Bets on Smaller Biz Group Meetings With New Loyalty Scheme

The fast-growing hotelier has launched a loyalty program called "Business Pass" with a focus on micro-events. The sticking point is only about a fifth of Sonesta's portfolio is onboard.

Matthew Parsons | 4 years ago