The Awakening of Sleep Tourism

Good morning from Skift. It’s Wednesday, May 22. Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today.

Inaugural sustainability conference to welcome curated participation.

The travel and tourism sector observed a 13.5% decline in deal volume from January to April 2024, with 217 deals compared to 251 in the same period last year.

Annual ceremony honors Marriott associates for exemplary achievements and outstanding service to communities, guests and each other

Lodging Econometrics reveals Europe’s Q1 2024 hotel construction trends, showcasing a pipeline of 1,705 projects. Explore insights on new openings and top countries with burgeoning hotel developments.

Over 260 villages across 60+ countries have applied for the 2024 Best Tourism Villages by UN Tourism, setting a new record and underscoring tourism’s role in rural development.

Award-winning PR & Social Media agency tapped as AOR for Corendon Hotels & Resorts; Agency also hired to drive U.S. PR efforts for Global Citizen Solutions.

The study analyzes the contribution of tourism to the Greek economy for the year 2023, as well as in relation to 2022 and 2019. The figures for Inbound and Domestic Tourism, Investments as well as the Indirect and Induced Effects of tourism activity on the Economy are analyzed.

Last year, when Micha Pycke, 40, and Albane Paret, 39, bought an apartment in Ostend — a once run-down Belgian seaside town that, in recent years, has become a favorite of artists and designers — they knew they wanted the place to be, says Pycke, “something more than an Airbnb or holiday home.” Instead, the couple, who co-own the Ghent-based arts- and design-focused communications agency Club Paradis, envisioned what he calls “a new kind of space”: essentially, a gallery where guests could stay overnight. To that end, they’ve filled the 1,000-square-foot two-bedroom, which is on the eighth floor of a ’60s-era building overlooking the North Sea, with works by some of their favorite artists and designers, many of whom are also their clients. In the living room, a lacquered wood coffee table by the Dutch designer Linde Freya Tangelder’s studio, Destroyers/Builders, sits atop a limited-edition rug by the Swiss textile artist Christoph Hefti woven with images of foxes. In one of the bedrooms, a copper-colored, ruched-felt tapestry by Rooms Studio — a women-led company from Tbilisi, Georgia — hangs above a Duo seat by the Belgian team Muller Van Severen for Valerie Objects. And if you like something, you can probably take it with you; most of the pieces are for sale, and Pycke and Paret are also happy to connect guests directly with designers. . —

Traveling in Greece is always an adventure — even for a local like me.

It’s not uncommon for many folks to start their vacation with a celebratory cocktail or glass of wine: at the airport lounge, on board the flight, or as a welcome nip at the hotel check-in counter. This ritual can also flow throughout the day with meals and as a night cap before bed. Many sober-curious travelers are thinking about holidays in a newfangled way, eschewing alcohol for a “dry tripping” experience, which enables them to revel on a getaway without the inevitable dreaded hangover, fully lucid for the next day’s activities.

Airbnb execs have used the phrase “expanding beyond the core” to mean launching new products and services for guests and hosts, and also their hope to lift growth beyond the company’s main five markets: The U.S., Canada, UK, Australia, and France.