Skift Take
Today’s podcast discusses Beyonce’s hotel bounce, Airbnb’s New York City concerns, and 5 airline styles for next week.
Rashaad Jorden
Great morning from Skift. It’s Wednesday, October 25. Here’s what you need to know about business of travel today.
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Episode Notes
Taylor Swift wasn’t the only significant pop star responsible for a tourist boom this summer. Beyonce’s Renaissance Trip helped lift hotel reservations throughout the U.S. and Europe, composes Senior Hospitality Editor Sean O’Neill.
O’Neill points out Cardiff, Wales, Cologne, Germany and Houston, Texas, as cities where hotel reservations rose during stops on Beyonce’s trip. Hotels in her hometown of Houston created $18 million in revenue on the nights of her concerts, a 45% dive from the same weekend in 2015.
Nevertheless, O’Neill notes some cities– consisting of London, Boston, and Las Vegas– didn’t sign up a visible bump. He includes shows on weeknights during the school year were much less most likely to drive travel need. Next, Airbnb has been accused of violating a short-term limiting order in a New york city City structure, reports Executive Editor Dennis Schaal.
The owner had put the building on New york city City’s so-called banned building list, which obstructs short-term rentals.
Nevertheless, the contempt movement declares that visitors were seen in the house on October 17 and that the listing was still on Airbnb. Schaal composes the structure owner asked the judge to impose penalties for an alleged violation related to a short-term rental listing. A hearing is scheduled for October 30 in a New York State court.
Lastly, popular airline industry executives will collect for the Skift Aviation Forum in Fort Worth, Texas on November 1. Edward Russell, editor of Skift publication Airline Weekly, notes five topics he’s anticipating talking about at the Forum.
Russell writes that, in spite of constant warnings about economic downturns, the worldwide airline market is continuing to make development in its recovery. While he notes that corporate travel in the U.S. has plateaued in its rebound, worldwide travel has actually continued to flourish. Transatlantic demand set records this summer season, and many market figures expect transpacific to surge too.