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In Skift’s top stories today, Airbnb ups host penalties for unjustified cancellations, a travel agent describes this summer season’s mayhem, and Uber releases a brand-new travel service.
Sonia Menken
Throughout the week we are posting original stories night and day covering news and travel trends, consisting of on the impact of coronavirus. Every weekend we will use you a chance to check out the most vital stories once again in case you missed them earlier.
Airbnb’s 10-Fold Boost in Host Cancellation Fees Could Benefit Guests: Increasing host penalties for unjustified cancellations isn’t always a bad thing unless innocent hosts get captured up in the dragnet.
A Day in the Life of a Travel Representative Throughout the Summer Season of Chaos: This summertime of disruptions, delays and disorder has actually left travel representatives desperately trying to serve their customers. Nothing tells that story quite like a typical day on the front lines for agent Dannielle Jasper.
Uber Travel Launches First in the UK With Trains and Buses From Omio: Uber is taking baby enter travel. Booking.com: No requirement to sweat it yet.
Booking Holdings Enhances Marking Down to Record Larger Share of Travel Spending Plans: Reservation is placing a new focus on marking down versus its conventional dependence mainly on marketing. Anticipate more fintech and loyalty offerings.
Accor Anticipates 20 Percent of Company Conferences Are Gone Permanently: A European magnate group has actually spoken out during the hotel group’s most current Masters of Travel gathering. Their views cement several patterns that have actually been getting pace given that the pandemic started.
Visa Wait Times Put Drag on U.S. International Travel Recovery: Another impact of the international labor shortage is the protracted wait time for visas that will continue to harm the U.S.’s international tourist recovery if quick services aren’t discovered.
Marriott Up Until Now Feeling Immune to a Downturn: Reading in between the lines, Marriott International executives suggested that their company has many strong fundamentals that it might shake off choppy economic waters for the remainder of the year.
More Hotels Choose Fake Yard to Save Water for the Sake of Sustainability: Technical advances in artificial turf– and practical considerations behind setting up and maintaining it– are worthy of a second look.
A Brazil Proposal to Privatize Beaches for Hotels and Developers Roils Locals: Brazil is making use of privatization to grow its tourism facilities. On privatizing sections of beachfront, it risks of developing a tourism market that can’t sustain itself if it doesn’t take into account the input of local neighborhoods.
Yotel Unleashes New Ambitions With Eye on Empty Office Complex: We had not heard much from Yotel as a hotel chain for a while. Ends up it has recharged its ambitions for world domination. We’re fascinated by its pitch that its micro-hotel style matches well for conversions of decades-old office buildings. Boldness or blowing?