With business travel all but stopped, city hotels and tourist organizations have made a full-court press to attract local and nearby leisure travelers with bottom-barrel rates and extra perks.
Tag: Hotels and Travel Lodgings
With Vacation Rentals Empty, European Cities See a Chance to Reclaim Housing
Platforms like Airbnb have been criticized for raising living costs in popular cities. Now, officials are trying to move properties aimed at tourists to long-term leases.
The Future of Hotel Design
Mobile guest rooms, enhanced contactless room controls, robotic servers and pop-up dining areas are just a few of the ideas hotel designers are considering for the post-Covid travel world.
American Apologizes for Bad Reviews of Thailand Hotel to Avoid Prison
An American who went to jail for disparaging a hotel in Thailand online apologized profusely as part of a deal to avoid prosecution, in an episode that laid bare that country’s harsh defamation laws.
American Could Face Prison in Thailand Over Negative Reviews of a Resort
The man was arrested under Thailand’s criminal defamation law, which has been used to silence critics and stifle dissent. The hotel that brought charges acknowledges that using the law might be “excessive.”
The Future of Airbnb
Home-sharing’s challenges aren’t only about social distancing and hygiene. Overtourism, racial bias, fee transparency and controlling the party crowd are also in the mix.
Do Safari Companies Really Want African Travelers?
During these lean times for tourism, travel companies are appealing to residents with special rates. But locals ask: Why didn’t you reach out before?
With Tourists Gone, Bali Workers Return to Farms and Fishing
Many resort workers have gone home to villages and small towns, taking up traditional ways of earning a living to feed themselves and their families.
Southern Europe Opens Its Doors to Tourists. Not Many Are Coming.
Most tourist beds are empty in Spain’s Canary Islands. Bookings are down in Italy despite government incentives. And ferries to the Greek islands are carrying less than half the load they once did.
Voices From Travel’s Front Lines: ‘We Walk in Fear, We Work in Fear’
Six travel workers from Alaska to the Maldives talk about returning to the job. They are in a new world, with restrictions and health measures, uncertainty and new procedures.