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In Skift’s top stories this week, Airbnb announces plans to rethink pricing on its platforms, KLM faces a murky future and Delta believes even a possible recession won’t prevent travel from resuming.
Rashaad Jordan
Airbnb CEO Says He’ll Set Fees 17 Months After Review Launches: From a technical point of view, Airbnb already has the possibility of displaying the total price in advance. Reducing guest cleaning fees would create a firestorm – among hosts.
Google is expanding its Things to Do feature deeper into Maps: Step by step, inch by inch, Google is becoming more central to the tours and activities business. We have already seen this manual.
KLM’s growth prospects threatened by Dutch government’s airport cap policy: If KLM and Schiphol Airport are two golden geese of the Dutch economy, government officials are doing all they can to strangle them.
Selina launches into music festivals and wellness retreats: This is a tantalizing opportunity for Selina to begin producing music festivals and wellness retreats at its venues through new brands. No lifestyle hotel group has yet invaded the festival space, and wellness has a lot more room to operate.
Limit short-term rentals to improve affordable housing, says Philadelphia Fed CEO: Those who scoff at the link between rising short-term rentals and the affordable housing crisis are denying the obvious, even if the dynamics are complex.
Delta Air Lines CEO says travel is ‘countercyclical’: Could it be that people continue to travel even if the United States and Europe enter a recession? Delta thinks so.
TripActions raises $300 million, silent on public listing: Another round of funding, bringing the funding round to Series G. Is this a sign of an impending IPO, or has appetite cooled?
Radisson says sustainability efforts start with communicating everything: Even though surveys indicate that people are willing to pay more to travel sustainably, companies may have to wait a while to see this translate into reality. Until then, be prepared to answer any sustainability-related questions customers may have.
Full video: American Airlines Chief Commercial Officer Vasu Raja at Skift Global Forum 2022: Watch American Airlines chief commercial officer Vasu Raja explain how the carrier’s “real revenue growth” is in leisure and business travel.
Full Video: Traveloka and RedDoorz Leaders at Skift Global Forum 2022: Of course, Asia is a diverse market. Understand this complexity, couple it with world-class digital products, and you have a thriving business.
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