New York City tips

Morris-Jumel Mansion is the oldest surviving residence in Manhattan.

Good morning from Skift. It’s Tuesday, June 25, 2024, and here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today. 

When New York City effectively banned most short-term rentals last fall, that meant local homeowners were caught in the crossfire.

New York City’s hotel rooms are hitting record prices. The main reason? A supply crunch. The city has essentially banned short-term rentals while also converting thousands of hotel rooms into lodging for migrants. A New York Times article this weekend highlighted the issue—here’s a closer look at the numbers.

For travelers planning trips to New York City, be prepared to shell out more money than ever for a hotel.

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As a lifelong New Yorker, artist Jill Gill, 91, has watched the city's famous streets transform before her eyes.

Fred Dixon is going to be the president and CEO of Brand USA, America’s destination marketing organization, starting July 15. Brand USA made the announcement on Wednesday. Dixon is the CEO and president of NYC Tourism + Conventions.

Made Hotel in New York City has caught attention for giving its resort fee an unusual name — “curation fee.”

Amtrak has expanded its Northeast Regional service to offer more travel choices along the U.S. East Coast. This enhancement includes the introduction of four extra weekday roundtrips and two new weekend roundtrips between New York Penn Station (NYP) and Washington Union Station (WAS), along with a fresh weekday morning departure from Philadelphia’s William H. Gray III 30th Street Station (PHL) to NYP. In addition, one new weekend departure now also connects PHL to Boston South Station (BOS). 

Good morning from Skift. It’s Wednesday, February 28. Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel.

At the Skift Global Forum last year, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky predicted hotel rates would rise in New York City as a result of Local Law 18 – which Airbnb has called a “de facto ban” on short-term rentals. 

Presiding over Manhattan since 1930, the Empire State Building is as emblematic of New York City as the Statue of Liberty. Observatories are installed on the 86th and 102nd floors but the experience starts at street level where craning your neck up the length of the Art Deco tower is a traveler’s rite of passage. Skip the subway and stay at one of these Manhattan Airbnbs near the Empire State Building.

I've been living in New York City for five years, and I grew up on Long Island, just 30 miles or so from Manhattan. But I try to avoid Times Square —  one of New York City's biggest tourist destinations — as much as I can.

Update: February 13, 2024, at 9:10 a.m. ET

Flipkart-owned online travel company Cleartrip has launched ‘Out of Office’, a corporate travel management product. The product launch comes against the backdrop of Cleartrip’s aim to focus primarily with corporate booking travel.

New York and Jersey are going to host the biggest match in the 2026 FIFA World Cup tournament – the final. But the other cities in the running are are getting solid consolation prizes.

New York and New Jersey are going to host the biggest sporting event in tourism: The 2026 World Cup Final. FIFA made the announcement on Sunday.

Good morning from Skift. It’s Friday, January 19. Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today.

More than four months since New York City cracked down and limited short-term rentals, Airbnb claims the city hasn’t delivered on the benefits it promised to Big Apple residents.

As someone who lived in New York City for over 20 years, moving to Florida was a significant change.