Accor Implements New Organizational Structure

Thousands of Airbnbs and short-term rentals are about to be wiped off the map in New York City.

Good morning from Skift. It’s Wednesday, September 6. Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today.

Airbnb and New York City have often had a tough relationship, one marked by lawsuits and other disputes. Airbnb has argued that New York City’s regulations have hurt its ability to do business, which the company believes will become more challenging when the city starts enforcing its host registration law regarding short-term rentals on September 5.

When it comes to planning a trip as a solo female traveler, safety is almost always number one. Of course, things like activities, museums, and sight-seeing also come into play but making sure the destination will be accommodating and comfortable is vital to ensuring a positive trip experience.

“Home sales to Americans in Europe keep growing”; “The number of Americans living in European countries is increasing”; “Americans relocating to Europe is a trend.”

When I close my eyes and think of my favorite place in the world, I am on my porch in the mid–Hudson Valley, watching a fat groundhog peering out of his hole, wondering if he can nip on the roots of my Christmas trees before I chase him away. Or I am dipping my bread into the thick, soupy kale sauce of the gnudi di cavolo nero at GioBatta Alimentari, my favorite local restaurant, in nearby Tivoli. Or I am in my car high above the Hudson River, purple mountains ahead, curving riverbanks behind me.

Michelin’s famously anonymous inspectors have been dining throughout Colorado ahead of the state’s first-ever guide.

Good morning from Skift. It’s Tuesday, August 29. Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today.

Accor, the Paris-based hotel giant, said on Tuesday that Omer Acar will head its brands Raffles & Orient Express as of March 1. Acar will join Accor’s other brand CEOs in its luxury and lifestyle group (Fairmont, Sofitel & MGallery, and Ennismore) — all of whom report directly to group CEO Sébastian Bazin.

Marketers beware: Prior ways of marketing to Chinese consumers, including travelers, won’t work as well today because their preferences changed during the pandemic.

Skift Megatrends is arguably our largest companywide exercise every year, and we’ve been making our research-driven and editorially informed prognostications for a decade now.

Good morning from Skift. It’s Wednesday, January 11, and here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today.