Skift Take As the marketplace grows, so is the range of short-term rental services. Srividya Kalyanaraman The short-term leasing industry is branching off, with lots of Airbnb-like iterations. We took a look at two in specific: Per hour rentals for the show business and short-term student housing. Both are services Airbnb doesn’t typically provide. On Scouter, film production teams and...
Sortis Offer to Buy Ace Hotels Collapses
Skift Take Given a string of misfortune occasions, it can look like Ace Hotels is a jinxed brand. But any visit to its properties in New york city, New Orleans, or LA will expose an electric vibe that’s a pointer it can be restored and required to the next level. Sean O’Neill At the start of the year, Sortis Holdings said it would acquire Ace Group International, owner of Ace Hotels...
The Postcard Hotel Wants To Difficulty Aman in the Luxury
Skift Take There’s always space for innovative entrepreneurs to produce whitespace. Kapil Chopra, founder and CEO, believes he’s found some in the high-end store segment with his Postcard Hotel brand name. Look out, Aman, Six Senses, and One & Just. Leslie Barrie The Postcard Hotel is a brand name with momentum behind it. It was called Asia’s leading store hotel brand name...
Most Powerful Passports: U
Skift Take The World’s Passport Index for visa-free travel, ranked according to International Air Transport Association, reveals the U.S. has actually slipped two spots and is not likely to restore its position soon. Selene Brophy Singapore has unseated Japan as the nation with the most effective passport, based on the latest International Air Transportation Association data that reveals...
Full Video: Delta, Air France-KLM and McKinsey Talk Sustainability at Skift
Can airlines reduce the total hydrocarbons they burn? Aviation plays a role in the climate emergency, contributing an estimated 3 percent of the world’s carbon emissions a year. A few top airline industry leaders spotlighted promising ways for aviation to reduce its carbon emissions in an on-stage conversation on November 16 at Skift Aviation Forum 2022 in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas. The leaders...
Discounts on Last-Minute Short-Term Rentals Might Be the Next Huge
Online Travel This Week Will start-up Whimstay be the next Hotwire or Priceline in offering last-minute rates at a discount rate for vacation rentals? That speculation is early, for sure, however the issue Whimstay is fixing will certainly discover a substantial specific niche in the short-term rental sector. Ben Jamshahi, co-founder and CEO of Whimstay, a San Francisco-based start-up, stated the...
Lightship Raises $34 Million for Electric Recreational Vehicle: Start-up Financing Roundup
Six travel start-ups revealed fundraises of more than $208 million this week. >> Lightship, which is establishing a totally electric recreational vehicle, has actually raised $34 million in series B financing. It was co-led by Obvious Ventures and Start Ventures, with assistance from Allegis Capital, THOR Industries, TechNexus Endeavor Collaborative, Congruent Ventures, HyperGuap, and Alumni...
Bahamas Tourist Faces Booking Slowdown After U
Skift Take The Bahamas is at danger of a tourism slowdown if it does not press back versus the media’s concentrate on a current State Department travel alert. Dawit Habtemariam The Bahamas saw a January downturn in short-term rental bookings– and, to a lesser extent, hotel appointments– following report about an uptick in murders and a U.S. State Department alert to travelers...
Berlin Provides Regional Homeowners a State in Tourism Planning
Skift Take Berlin has offered an official seat at the tourism advancement table to its people. That’s good but it is necessary how chosen citizen representatives will vocalize new feedback and whether tourism officials will react to it. Dawit Habtemariam In Berlin, residents will have a formal voice into the development of tourism in their city under a brand-new initiative called the...
Puerto Rico to Start ‘No Passport, No Issue’ Tourist Campaign
Skift Take The State Department’s passport processing sluggishness amid the American global tourist boom is an opportunity for Puerto Rico’s location marketing organization. Dawit Habtemariam Puerto Rico is releasing a new marketing campaign aimed at travelers who were required to postpone or cancel journeys because they couldn’t get their passport in time. “No Passport...