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On our second episode exploring Skift’s Megatrends for 2024, Skift Editor-in-Chief Sarah Kopit is joined by Managing Editor Lex Harris, Airlines Editor and Reporter Gordon Smith, and Airline Weekly Senior Analyst Jay Shabat, to discuss our three most “problematic” Megatrends. They cover: the current uproar over Junk Fees, the continuing supply chain issues faced by the aviation sector, and the impacts of the burgeoning climate crisis on the business of travel. 

The innovation of the book “Routledge Handbook of Trends and Issues in Global Tourism Supply and Demand”, lies in the proposed classification scheme: i.e. in the acceptance that “not all tourism markets are the same and that they need special attention in relation to trends and issues”, thereby avoiding “laundry list” type of approaches.

According to new research commissioned by Arabian Travel Market (ATM), and conducted at the end of September 2022 by hotel market intelligence and global benchmarking company STR, the GCC region now has over 170,000 hotel rooms under active development (planning, final planning & under construction).

In the world of aviation, you don't get much bigger than Airbus — a company that has been the world's largest manufacturer of airliners since 2019.

The answer to the question “Which is doing better – hotels or short-term rentals?” is “depends on whom you ask and when.”

When planning a 2020 sailing trip in Greece, Bettina Trittmann knew she wanted a cruise that offered less of a carbon footprint than other cruise ships did.

The modernization initiative for electrical supply infrastructure at Riga Airport encompasses an upgrade of the existing 10-kilovolt electrical grid to a more robust 20-kilovolt network. Additionally, the project will introduce a solar panel array atop various airport structures to facilitate the generation of renewable energy.

Here are some excerpts from Daily Lodging Report from the past week. If you’re not a subscriber, you should be. Get news on hotel deals, development, stocks, and career moves. Sign up here, now.

All types of hotels have enjoyed stellar performance in the post-pandemic surge, but it’s properties offering something distinctive in a particular market that have the most promising financial returns. Investors see the most potential gain in hotels that address growing guest tastes for distinctive, experiential offerings.

We’re down one quarter this year so far, and demand for short-term rentals keeps inching up.

The hotel development pipeline is expected to face disruptions in 2024 due to the significant construction volume in Saudi Arabia and a global logistics and supply industry that has yet to fully recover from the effects of Covid-19.

We’re halfway into the year, and the short-term rental industry has been buoyed by summer travel picking up, despite prevailing economic uncertainty.  

Occupancy is at its lowest, losses are mounting, and the company announced another round of layoffs last month. Despite this, the luxury hospitality brand Inspirato has a few wins, including a new partnership with Capital One, and a rewards program launch.