Hawaii Visitors and Conventions Bureau CEO and President John Monahan is stepping down effective December 31, the bureau announced Thursday. Monahan has been at the helm for 20 years.
06.12.2023 - 04:34 / skift.com / Srividya Kalyanaraman
Christian Lee joined Mint House as CEO in March, and 100 days into the role and a year after the company’s $35 million fundraise, Lee has his work cut out for him. But the former WeWork CFO isn’t a stranger to a volatile industry.
I caught up with Lee yesterday to learn more about the direction New York-based Mint House will take under his helm. Following are the highlights from the conversation.
Finnish short-term rental operator Bob W is opening its first properties in Greece. Last month, the company made a foray into the Netherlands, also with two properties. In May last year, the company bought Estonishing Stay, which was the largest short-stay apartment operator in Estonia at that time. Subsequently in October, Bob W acquired KOTI Hotel, a Finnish competitor, while also securing €21 million ($23 million) in series A funding, bringing the company’s total raised amount to €31 million ($34 million). In April this year, the operator expanded into the German market by acquiring Charly Hospitality.
Short-term rental data provider AirDNA has acquired New York-based firm Arrivalist, a location intelligence platform for the travel industry. The deal brings both companies under Predictis, an umbrella group software and data business overseen by Alpine Investors. The deal was funded by Alpine Investors, which recently raised $4.5 billion for its technology buyout fund.
Starting this month, the Department of Licenses and Inspections in Philadelphia will begin telling short-term rental booking platforms, such as Airbnb and Vrbo, to remove unlicensed listings. This enforcement phase aligns with a City Council ordinance from 2021, and as a result, numerous unlicensed short-term rental listings will be taken down from booking websites in the upcoming weeks. The department has determined nearly 85% (about 1,500-1,700 properties) of short-term rental properties in Philadelphia are unlicensed.
The department began notifying booking agents of unlicensed short-term rental properties on July 12, 2023. The booking agents are required to remove the listing within five business days of notice, as per the law. Notices will be sent to hosts letting them know that the City of Philadelphia identified an issue, and their short-term rental will be removed from the list of available properties. Hosts then will have an opportunity to update the registration or convert to long-term rental (more than 30 days) only.
AllTheRooms, a short-term rental data provider, still hasn’t said anything publicly about its role in providing numbers behind a viral tweet that alleged that Airbnb revenue was collapsing because of huge drop-offs in revenue per available listing in metro areas around the U.S. The CEO of Reventure Consulting cited
Hawaii Visitors and Conventions Bureau CEO and President John Monahan is stepping down effective December 31, the bureau announced Thursday. Monahan has been at the helm for 20 years.
The Hotel del Coronado enjoys an historic legacy, one that dates back 130 years, but the big story this year is what’s new at the property—The debut of Shore House at the Del and the just-unveiled fully renovated Beach Village neighborhood. With a century of history that features a cast of movie stars and presidents, The Hotel del Coronado (aka The Del) is legendary for creating lifetime memories, which is why so many people return each year. The two new residentially styled accommodations are rather like sanctuaries within the resort—offering guests access to all of The Del’s historic charms, beachfront, golf, tennis and more but also delivering on privacy and exclusivity.
Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan vowed Christmas travel would be smoother this year following last year’s meltdown that saw thousands of flights canceled and customers stranded.
What started over 500 years ago as a lookout post on the top of a tall hill is now Villa Ardore, a luxury rental villa in the heart of Chiantishire, the Chianti wine region of Tuscany.
The CEO of Kerzner International said the brand will never introduce a loyalty program. The reason? “Luxury can not be traded for points.”
Chase Travel has at least one asset that CapitalOne doesn’t have — Chase owns its own technology while CapitalOne relies to some extent on Hopper.
Aviation investors will have to wait a little bit longer to get a piece of TAP Air Portugal. The carrier’s long-awaited privatization is delayed up to a year following the recent sudden resignation of Portugal’s prime minister.
Global connectivity, hyper personalization, an improved loyalty program, an airline built for digital natives — these are some of the promises Riyadh Air is making to its future fliers.
Dubai has completed its journey from the “dot in the desert” to a truly global city that more than 200 nationalities call home. The modern emirate is now so well-connected and cosmopolitan, that its large number of expat residents are truly “global citizens” rather than “Dubians.”
When JetBlue introduced Mint in 2014, it wasn't long until the carrier started racking up the awards.
In a rare moment of common sense, a deal was reached to take a ballot measure mandating that Los Angeles hotels involuntarily house homeless people off the ballot.
The White House is announcing billions of dollars in new funding for train projects from coast to coast.