Disaster Effects and Responses in the Hospitality Industry (Feiertag Collection)
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- Airbnb creates tool for hosts to confirm guests' COVID statusMay, Kevin (PhocusWire, 2021-02-05)Airbnb is in the process of developing their Health Safety Assertion tool. The tool is currently voluntary to use, but Airbnb declared it is in the process of further developing it with World Health Organization and leading health agencies expertise. This tool will allow hosts to request guests' health information regarding COIVD-19 symptoms and expose. This tool comes at a time when roughly 44% of travelers confirming health and safety protocols as their top concern .
- Airbnb makes big changes to its cancellation policy, eliminating certain guest proceduresSorrells, Mitra (PhocusWire, 2020-09-24)Airbnb will be adding a new policy to their contracts starting January 20, 2021. The "Extenuating Circumstances Policy" will not cover personal issues that prohibit guests from their reservation.
- Are Private Accommodations Recovering Faster than Hotels?Wiersma, Timothy (Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International, 2020-09)Experts suggests to not look at the hotel industry recovery and short term rentals recovery as "apples to apples", but as "apples to oranges". Although luxury hotels are having a difficult time during the recovery process, low scale hotels and apartment style hotels are coming back in stronger numbers.
- How the Travel Industry Is Supporting UkrainePfalz, Lacey (Travel Pulse, 2022-03-08)The Russian attack on Ukraine is hitting home across the globe in the hearts of many. Many companies are assisting and donating services to Ukrainian refugees in the form of hotel rooms, reward points such as miles are being donated to the cause as well.
- Just In Time for an IPO-Airbnb's Hotel Business Is Benefitting From Its House Party BanSchaal, Dennis (Skift, 2020-10-23)As Airbnb prepares to go public within the coming weeks, it's market is seeing increased interest in hotel bookings. Airbnb holds a competitive advantage over traditional hotel chains due to it's booking app, HotelTongiht, in addition to their short-term rental business model. Pending the situation, users have been advised to use HotelTonight instead of the Airbnb platform.
- New Insights into How Guests Are Using Airbnb for Longer-Term StaysAirbnb (Hospitality Net, 2020-11-09)A recent study done by Airbnb found five intriguing trends that are taking place across the U.S. travel industry in light of COVID-19. Today, people are more open to traveling to places they have already visited, traveling to meet family members, and are more interested in longer term stays. Long term stays have been highlighted by the ability to work and study remote.
- Travelers are booking trips online again, but they mostly want the same thing: Not a hotelSumagaysay, Levi (MarketWatch, 2021-05-20)Airbnb continues to project positive business forecasts heading into the summer travel months. However, Bookings.com and Expedia are quickly on their heels and ready to increase their U.S. footprint. Short-term rentals, specifically Airbnb, will be better positioned than hotels, until group and business travel recovery within the United States. Although short-term rentals are increasingly popular, regulations could be the downfall, much like they currently are in New York and San Francisco. Bookings.com and Expedia continue to do better comparatively than Airbnb within the stock market.
- US hotels took first step backward in OctoberKubacki, Dan (Hotel News Now, 2020-11-19)October was the first month since April to see a decline in overall RevPar standings from September. Although it the numbers did not drop significantly, it remains a negative factor in an industry that is hoping to have a strong Q1 of 2021.