Airbnb hosts can now hire each other: The official network of seasoned co-hosts, alongside a spate of customer-facing app updates, could help Airbnb recover after its last-quarter earnings miss.
While the deal could bring in new revenue, integrating Expedia risks overcomplicating Uber’s app and driving users to competitors.
Holiday travel demand is strong, United and Delta say—except for during the presidential election: Uncertainty is pushing some consumers to defer discretionary spending.
Chinese consumer spending dipped below pre-pandemic levels during Golden Week holiday: While there were some positive signs—including higher daily spending—sentiment remains subdued, which could bode ill for Singles Day.
Social media becomes engine for big buys: Platforms’ role in expensive transactions like travel and cars is rising.
On today's podcast episode, we discuss whether Facebook actually has a young person problem, what will be the most popular kinds of interactive ads, if Amazon’s ‘Just Walk Out’ cashierless technology has found a new home, can a ‘Spotify for news’ like service work, where Americans are moving too in the country, and more. Tune into the discussion with analysts Evelyn Mitchell-Wolf and Max Willens, and vice president of Briefings Stephanie Taglianetti.
In response to the CrowdStrike breach, Microsoft limits access to its Windows kernel, but vendors worry the new rules may stifle competition.
Gen Z (55%) and millennials (62%) have made more travel purchases on their smartphones, compared with their older Gen X (44%) and baby boomer (28%) counterparts, according to March 2024 data by Hopper.
On today's podcast episode, we discuss the travel stats that sum up how the year has gone, if a full recovery is even on the cards, and what’s next for budget airlines. Tune in to the discussion with host Marcus Johnson, forecasting writer Ethan Cramer-Flood, and forecasting analyst Zach Goldner.
Biden administration puts airlines’ loyalty programs under the microscope: The probe, which examines how carriers devalue points that consumers have earned, could send ripple effects across other industries.
Tailored emails drive engagement: Industry KPI data shows that journey-, behavior-, and attribute-based personalization vastly outperform generic emails.
While travel media networks aren’t new—Marriott has had one for years—the burgeoning commerce media landscape is ripe for travel and hospitality brands to secure their share of ad dollars.
A major service failure hasn’t hurt CrowdStrike’s earnings yet, but looming legal claims from Delta could test its resilience and customer loyalty.
US travel demand weakens as lower-income consumers pull back: Airbnb, Disney, and Hilton are among the companies expecting headwinds as uncertainty keeps more people rooted in place.
Travel startup Mindtrip uses ChatGPT to create bespoke itineraries in seconds: The platform is betting on the rise of digital-first travel discovery—and hospitality brands should take note.
Retail media networks are facing a little more competition these days as banks, payments providers, airlines, and hotels are starting their own media networks to monetize their first-party data and build out new revenue streams.
Airlines are flying too much: That led to a glut of airline seats, which hurt Delta’s net income in Q2.
Retailers embrace the potential of non-endemic ads: Leveraging first-party data and expanding ad inventory to drive new revenue streams and enhance advertising strategies.
Alphabet’s driverless robotaxi service is available to all San Francisco residents, with 300,000 people on the waitlist. Waymo benefits from rivals lagging behind.
Desire to travel outweighs consumers’ financial concerns: American tourists are happy to spend more and go farther to satisfy their wanderlust.