Shift from performance marketing to brand-building has proven to be the right move
Airbnb has reported its strongest ever fourth quarter results, driven by higher revenue and increased marketing efficiency, with sales and marketing expenses down 44% YOY.
Leisure travelers continue to shift occupancy trends
Leisure travelers are embracing weekends, and often Thursday nights are when they check in. This in turn has led to slightly higher-than-expected occupancy on Thursday nights in U.S. hotels.
Activate spaces, partner with community to enliven hotels
Hotel owners and operators are figuring out how to add experiential, lifestyle offerings; helping activate the hotel by aligning with its surroundings and nearby businesses.
Marriott, Hilton, others see global travel rebounding in 2022. Hotel and other travel-related companies delivered rosy outlooks in this week's quarterly results.
Hyatt says business event bookings surpass pre-Covid levels. Bookings for group meetings in January had been 14 per cent above the same point in 2019.
Expedia: Global search windows lengthen. The company's Q4 2021 Travel Recovery Trend Report shows growing appetite for travel and sustained demand for long-haul destinations.
London hotels see signs of demand increase. Of all the major global cities and transportation hubs, London was among the hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tripadvisor has plans to take Viator public. The company has filed a confidential S-1 with the U.S. SEC related to a possible initial public offering of Viator.
Google is kicking Meta while it’s down. The search giant plans to restrict cross-app tracking on mobile devices - a move that will likely deal a blow to Meta’s business model.
MEWS: What makes great customer service? The Best Receptionist in France about what makes great hospitality when you’re on the front line with guests.
ROOMDEX receives USD 10M. The company has received a strategic investment from Webjet Limited, a global digital travel business based in Melbourne, Australia.