Airbnb Riffs Off Hotels + Thomas Cook Brands Explained + Hilton's Innovation Pledge

The Travel Industry's Daily Agenda-Setting Newsletter

August 6, 2018

Editor's Note Each week it seems like Senior Hospitality Editor Deanna Ting is writing about the push and pull between the hotel and homesharing industries. Someday they may be one industry, but for now there is plenty to report on. The central narrative in Ting's stories is usually what hotels are learning from homesharing, and vice versa — or in some cases, not learning. Last week, she wrote about Hyatt taking a $22 million impairment charge on missteps from its foray into homesharing, piggybacking on similar news from AccorHotels the week before. The story you see below is Ting writing about how Airbnb is quietly taking a cue from the hotel industry in terms of managing the growth of its inventory. The cherry-picking from each other's business models will only continue. Let's hope consumers are the ones who see the biggest benefit. — Tom Lowry, Managing Editor Did You Miss Our Latest Skift Report? Sponsored by The Venetian When someone says "event design," a lot of meeting planners still think about table centerpieces and drapery. But event design is actually about how we structure events at every step of the creative process to achieve specific objectives. We take a look at how meeting planners can leverage the creative process more effectively in our latest report. Download Now Top Stories Airbnb Is Quietly Borrowing Ideas From the Hotel Industry to Build Up Its Inventory Once a disruptor, Airbnb is looking for solutions from its rivals in hotels. It's a classic case of the innovator's dilemma. Every One of Thomas Cook's 17 Brands, Explained Thomas Cook, the man, organized his first trip in 1841, and the travel company that bears his name is still going. After a series of mergers and acquisitions the company now has 17 key brands to focus on. Read our take on each. 6 Lessons for Travel on the Long-Haul Business Payoff This must-read introduction is the first excerpt we will be posting from Skift's recent digital book, For the Long Haul, Lessons on Business Longevity, in celebration of our sixth anniversary. Video: Hilton Pledges to Keep Innovating for the Next 100 Years Hilton knows that while technology can be a great problem-solver, the company can't ever forget that it's rooted in the hospitality industry, where, oftentimes, service and true hospitality simply can't be automated. British Airways Owner Still Thinking Over Norwegian Deal IAG is still willing to play the long game with Norwegian. If the price of fuel keeps rising, you'd imagine that the acquisition price would come down. New Orleans Still Seeing Boost to Women's Group Travel From Girls Trip Film Many women who saw Girls Trip were inspired by seeing representation of the black travel movement on the big screen. Combine that with the buzz of the longstanding Essence Festival and women's group travel to New Orleans is up. Aimia Refuses to Sell Aeroplan Frequent Flyer Program Back to Air Canada It always seemed unlikely Aimia would accept this offer for the Aeroplan program. But this is bad news for Air Canada frequent flyers who have spent decades building their frequent flyer accounts. If nothing changes, they won't be able to use their miles as they expected in less than two years. Session Topics Announced for Skift Global Forum What makes Skift Global Forum different from your average conference? Our program pulls no punches. Skift editors ask the biggest executives in travel the hard questions to decipher where the industry is headed next. Secure your spot at Skift Global Forum today. Popular Now Norwegian Air to Rent a Superjumbo as It Sorts Out Rolls-Royce Engine Issues Norwegian is likely paying a lot more to a rent a gently used Airbus A380 than it did for Wamos Air's Boeing 747. But passengers hated the antiquated 747, and Norwegian took some criticism for flying it from New York to London. This is probably a better approach. TripAdvisor Sees Decline in Hotel Shoppers After Travel Industry Advertising Reset The hidden tale behind TripAdvisor's anemic revenue growth is that the online travel companies that had heavily advertised on it and similar platforms have decided to trim that spending to improve on their margins rather than chase growth. TripAdvisor executives said they planned to do the same. Quality growth is the new new thing. Qantas Hired This Professor to Help Flyers Beat Jet Lag Travelers can leverage effective strategies to limit jet lag. There's only one problem. Most people lack the willpower to follow advice from the scientific community. That hasn't stopped Qantas, which hired a specialist to help. For Gmail users: If you are using the tabbed inbox, Skift emails may be pushed to the 'Promotions' tab. To get updates from Skift direct to your primary inbox, drag and drop this email to that tab. You received this email because you are subscribed to Skift Daily Newsletter from Skift.

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