What airport transfer habits reveal about the modern traveller
[Sponsored Content] Data from Airport transportation service provider, Welcome Pickups, reveals insights into today’s traveller and guest expectations. For many travellers, the vacation doesn’t start when they land at their destination but the moment they leave their home. More specifically, it begins during the transfer to the airport. That short ride can set the tone […]
Explainer: What do the new US tariffs mean for the short-term rental industry?
US: In April 2025, the US administration introduced a sweeping new round of import tariffs—marking one of the most significant shifts in trade policy in recent years. While the headline focus has been on manufacturing and consumer goods, the impact is filtering across multiple industries—including hospitality and short-term rentals. What are the new tariffs? The […]
Vrbo report: 80 per cent of UK travellers confident of holiday in 2022
UK: Expedia Group vacation rental brand Vrbo has revealed the latest research from its annual Family Holiday Insider report.
AirDNA: European rentals continue their journey to recovery
Denver / Barcelona: The second monthly review of the European short-term rental market published by short-term rental data and analytics provider, AirDNA, shows demand dropping by almost a quarter [24.8 per cent] in September 2021 compared to 2019, although this is 38 per cent up from September 2020. The rapid loss of supply at the start of […]
Expedia releases Q2 trend report for travel recovery
Worldwide: Expedia Group Media Solutions, the global travel advertising platform connecting marketers with travellers across the Expedia Group brand, has released its Q2 2021 Travel Recovery Trend Report. The quarterly report combines Expedia Group first-party data and custom research with actionable insights to help travel marketers on their road to recovery. Wendy Olson Killion, senior vice president, Media Solutions, […]
Guest arrivals over Chinese New Year rise by 100 per cent
China: According to the latest Airbnb data, Taiwan, Japan, Thailand, Hong Kong and Australia were the top five global destinations for Chinese travellers over the Chinese New Year holiday. In what has been described by many as “the world’s largest annual human migration”, the Chinese travel market is thriving in an era of so-called “consumer […]