Airbnb’s Next Big Change: Search
Airbnb is really good at hyping up its incremental product changes, this better be as game-changing as it's billed to be. Either way, better search, better for the user in a world of overwhelm.
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.
Daily Podcast: Spirit Rejects JetBlue
Good morning from Skift. It's Tuesday, May 3, in New York City. Here's what you need to know about the business of travel today.
Expedia Says Half of Recent Vrbo Customers Were New
It looks like the nonstop ads on TV and YouTube achieved something. But Vrbo risks being a victim of its own successful marketing. It's scrambling to add more vacation rental inventory in some places.
Video: How We’re Putting Together the Agenda for Future of Lodging Forum, May 11-12
Our Future of Lodging Forum is going to be an incredible gathering of game-changers discussing how stays will adapt to reflect changes in how consumers lives and work are now merging.
Standard International’s New CEO on Lifestyle as Part of the DNA
The hotel group is operationally ready to do away with Covid modifications like QR codes and housekeeping upon request, according to Amber Asher, because guests crave full-service hospitality once again.
Thailand’s New India Strategy and More Top Stories This Week
In Skift's top stories this week, Thailand eases its travel curbs and targets the Indian market, inflation forces travelers to modify their summer plans, and Arnold Donald is stepping down as Carnival CEO.
Airbnb’s New Work-From-Anywhere Policy Leaves You Wondering — Who’s Next?
If Airbnb is selling the dream, it needs to live by it too. Other travel firms that used work-from-anywhere messaging in their marketing these past two years probably now need to do the same.
Accor Sees Full Recovery on Room Rates Now, Hotel Bookings by Year-End
Accor is like an industry barometer, given its 5,304 hotels spanning the globe and across service types. Its numbers suggest the sector is broadly on track for recovery by year-end, with some exceptions such as China.
Premier Inn’s Owner Whitbread Is Finding Shelter From Inflation Pressures
Premier Inn is one of the first brands to talk openly about how inflation is impacting its bottom line. Expect to hear soon from other hotel brands acknowledging cost pressures, too.
Selina Co-Founder on New ‘Inside-the-Box’ Thinking for Hospitality
Human connections are as important as Wi-Fi connections, and each will inspire the output of today’s — and tomorrow’s — digital nomads.