Skift Take The travel recovery is on in lots of parts of the world, and Airbnb got a great chunk of it. Its technique is to take advantage of the long-lasting stays’ pattern, and to increase awareness about hosting chances. Dennis Schaal Driven by Covid vaccinations and the easing of travel restrictions in parts of the world, Airbnb notched its best quarter ever, shattering records for both...
Skift Take As occurred with major online travel agencies, there will eventually be numerous winners in short-term leasings beyond Airbnb. But will these come from the independent residential or commercial property managers trying to construct customer brand names, or will the larger players take them out as is popular? Dennis Schaal, Skift Online Travel This Week Airbnb, with its $97 billion...
Skift Take Australia’s closed-off reaction to Covid-19 has spared it the huge death count other nations have actually seen, and an effective vaccination policy for locals and visitors alike might make it the design for future reactions. Jason Clampet Sydney will allow in fully vaccinated tourists from overseas from Nov. 1 without the requirement for quarantine, the country’s most...
Skift Take In Skift’s leading stories today, Tripadvisor CEO Steve Kaufer reveals he will leave the post in 2022, various hotel executives express optimism about the industry’s recovery, and a large number of U.S. travel agencies have a hard time to serve customers due to a scarcity of consultants. Rashaad Jorden Throughout the week we are posting original stories night and day...
Skift Take With the holiday quickly approaching, research study shows that individuals are more ecstatic than ever to offer the gift of travel. By taking advantage of this pattern, brands have an unprecedented opportunity to surprise and delight their clients in an unique method while providing their organizations a much-needed boost going into 2022. Facebook Potential customer for the travel...
Skift Take Not only did the travel bans force widespread cancellations for South Africans planning to go abroad during the country’s summer, but they may also represent the death knell for many tourism businesses that had already been significantly hit hard by the initial blast of Covid. Rashaad Jorden South African travel agents were optimistic several weeks ago about a strong summer...
It’s become clear that striking the best balance for tourism in one of the world’s most popular locations needs to exceed good objectives and belong to public policy. Rerouting Hawaii’s visitor economy into one that stabilizes the state’s natural and cultural properties, and the well being of its neighborhoods and profit, will need policy that might come down to voting in...
The Covid-19 pandemic placed new digital demands on travel and hospitality companies, creating an urgent need for solutions to address them. Yet even prior to recent events, a clear mandate was already emerging: Digital transformation, a philosophy that promotes digital-first business practices, toolsets, analytics, and ways of working, will be critical for companies to adopt in order to weather...
Skift Take Voters ended up Sunday for the presidential election in Cape Verde to choose the candidate they think will be the very best to lead the nation’s Covid-decimated tourist economy back from the pandemic. It won’t be the last election concentrated on Covid and a tourism revival. Tom Lowry The West African island chain country of Cape Verde, one of the continent’s most...
Skift Take The message from these two outspoken speakers was clear: the travel industry must surpass easy rhetoric on diversity to be inclusive, and community-minded. Copping out is not a choice. Rashaad Jorden Although the travel industry has actually made many promises over the in 2015 to consist of more diverse voices in choice making, the industry lacks genuine diversity regarding who makes...