Brian Chesky’s Contrarian Approach to Airbnb Experiences: ‘We’ve Now Started to Crack Locals’
Major experiences players market to travelers, not locals. Can Airbnb be the exception to the rule?
Major experiences players market to travelers, not locals. Can Airbnb be the exception to the rule?
Expedia filed a WARN notice in Washington eliminating 58 jobs, including executive positions and data science roles. The reorganization reached Illinois and Florida too.
The question for every travel company shifting resources toward premium: is the demand truly structural?
Guest behaviors around how they use their time on cruises are materially changing, a shift hospitality companies should all be considering.
Travelers remember and return for experiences that can only be produced in a single time and place.
Most sustainability commitments in travel measure what travel companies control directly. It's time to measure what they influence.
The companies that invest on behalf of owners build a different kind of customer loyalty.
Ennismore is Accor's best shot at gaining a U.S. foothold. But ambition isn't a funding plan, and CEO Sébastien Bazin hasn't yet said where the capital to expand Ennismore would come from, such as an IPO.
For any owner-operator or investor weighing a big-brand flag against independence, the economics of that choice are shifting.
For any company investing in premium, the question is whether you’re competing on your product alone or on where you take the guest.