Skift Take
— Jason Clampet
First Thoughts
The Skift group invested the week checking out Iceland, however its editors and press reporters still discovered the time to cover the market whether they were walking courses scattered with lava rock or resting in geothermal baths. Pay unique attention, listed below, to Senior Hospitality Editor Sean O’Neill’s description of the present trend occurring with extended-stay hotels, in addition to Executive Editor Dennis Schaal’s interview with Expedia CEO Peter Kern.
The Week in Review
Interview: Expedia CEO on How Its AI Rollouts Would Be Impossible for Prior Regimes
First-mover benefit from online travel business in generative AI may not hold up over the long-lasting. The chessboard might get reversed. Still, going out there very first doesn’t hurt.
Why Every Hotel Company Wants an Extended Stay Brand Now
Forget day spas and mixed drink bars. Indoor cooking areas are the essential perk at U.S. hotels now. Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, and Wyndham are wise to wager that the long-stay pattern will be here for the long term.
Expedia Asked Google to Crack Down on Bait and Switch Hotel Rates
Truth in marketing hasn’t been a trademark of hotel rates provided online. The concern is lastly getting more attention, however the issue is universal.
American and JetBlue Must End Partnership After Court Ruling
Without the American alliance, JetBlue’s argument that it requires Spirit Airlines to contend is even more legitimate. But the courts might see it in a different way.
Small Meetings and Blended Trips Propel Business Travel Comeback
While it’s still prematurely to state when business travel might make a complete healing, smaller sized businesses drove some essential patterns in the very first quarter.
Tourism Boards Expect New Marketing Insights From Google Analytics Update
Tourism boards are constantly attempting to stay up to date with how visitors are discovering and engaging their material. The Google Analytics update must make this much easier. Hopefully, they can in fact take advantage of the brand-new details.
Hawaiian Airlines Unveils 787 Dreamliner Design Details
The 787-9 Dreamliner, the brand-new flagship airplane for Hawaiian Airlines, provides a wide variety of elaborately developed functions to honor Hawaiian history.
How India’s Tree of Life Is Creating a Place for Itself in the Hospitality Sun
From the unsatisfied capacity of the Incredible India campaign to why all his hotels are pet-friendly, Himmat Anand, creator of the Indian shop resort chain Tree of Life, define some tough facts.
Chart of the Week: Business Meetings
Featured Podcast
This week’s episode of the Skift Meetings Podcast functions Cleo Battle, president and CEO of Louisville Tourism. The discussion concentrates on DMOs and CVBs’ functions within the broader neighborhood.
Photo Credit: Expedia Group CEO Peter Kern at Skift Global Forum on September 21, 2022 in Manhattan.
