Airbnb will stop letting hosts take advantage of guests
Airbnb has long faced criticism for allowing hosts to inflate stay prices with hidden fees and stick guests with unreasonable checkout tasks.
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The new “bleisure” class is reshaping air travel
“Bleisure” travel (or “blended” travel) — the combination of business and leisure — is on the rise.
Travel apps roll out engagement rewards
New travel platforms like Hopper and OYO are turning to features like referral programs, app-engagement rewards, and even mini-games to build customer loyalty while cutting down on marketing costs.
Invader turns traveling into an art-installation quest
Who needs the digital art of AR to gamify your life when Invader has been creating the real thing for the past 24 years.
Cannabis tourism lights up
Cannabis-driven travel is on the rise, so cities and tourism agencies are meeting demand by offering curated experiences and information.
Remote work establishes American “Zoomtowns”
Work-from-anywhere arrangements are creating a new boomtown era, where well-off white-collar workers are making their homestead in the reaches of the American midwest.
Hotels turn vacationing into a bidding war with NFTs
Hotels are offering bookings as NFTs in a test to see if they can still make money on a room even if guests cancel at the last minute.
New budget airlines take flight
A new fleet of budget airlines leverage low costs for popular routes.
“Buy Now, Pay Later” is taking off in travel… and crashing Gen Z
“Buy Now, Pay Later” (BNPL) platforms have made it more affordable for people to travel, and booking sites are more than happy to accommodate.
Travel needs a software update
City infrastructure needs a big update if it hopes to survive an influx of residents and a rapidly changing climate.