Skift Take: Companies could end up harnessing Airbnb veteran Stanley Fourteau's new venture Ukio, which has the backing of Travelperk's CEO, as a means to take back control of the remote work conversation. — Matthew Parsons Read the Complete Story On Skift ..read more

CWT is headquartered in Minneapolis in the U.S. Gregory Hayes / Unsplash Skift Take: A new chapter that will help the agency focus on the future, but will an opaque ownership structure hinder its recovery plans? — Matthew Parsons Read the Complete Story On Skift ..read more

CWT is headquartered in Minneapolis in the U.S. Gregory Hayes / Unsplash Skift Take: A new chapter that will help the agency focus on the future, but will an opaque ownership structure hinder its recovery plans? — Matthew Parsons Read the Complete Story On Skift ..read more

Domestic and international leisure travel spend is likely to recover by 2022, according to hotel data tracker STR, but corporate spend will lag considerably. Felipepelaquim / Unsplash Skift Take: Be wary of everybody’s favorite word at the moment: pent-up demand. Your typical leisure traveler can book a trip and pack their bag in minutes, but companies will keep employees on a tight leash for years to come. — Matthew Parsons Read the Complete Story On Skift ..read more

Executives from United Airlines are among several in the travel industry not expecting third quarter business travel demand to reach 2019 levels. InSapphoWeTrust / Flickr Skift Take: In Skift’s top stories this week, numerous travel CEOs express pessimism about a full recovery of corporate travel, a Bill Gates-owned firm becomes the majority stakeholder in Four Seasons Hotels, and Las Vegas emerges as the U.S.' most popular business travel destination. — Rashaad Jorden Read the Complete Story On Skift ..read more

Skift Take: The hotel giant is quietly tip-toeing its way across Europe, but a hospitality slant may prove to be a weakness rather than a strength. — Matthew Parsons Read the Complete Story On Skift ..read more

Agencies that book guests into long-term stays in serviced apartments have been hit hard by the pandemic. Alexander Pemberton / Unsplash Skift Take: A wave of agency closures and takeovers means those that are left need to ensure they're lean enough to compete with owner and operators. — Matthew Parsons Read the Complete Story On Skift ..read more

Las Vegas is the number one business flight destination for this fall, according to TripActions. Kvnga / Unsplash Skift Take: The city is in tune with the pandemic protocol: after the tourists, next come the business travelers. Las Vegas is edging towards recovery, but Delta variant concerns may spoil the party yet. — Matthew Parsons Read the Complete Story On Skift ..read more

Skift Take: Hoteliers will need to crack new metrics like desk occupancy, pricing plans and even social media credibility to help any co-working venture succeed. — Matthew Parsons Read the Complete Story On Skift ..read more

More companies are tapping into the healing power of nature to stimulate employees. Dominik Bednarz / Unsplash Skift Take: More WeWalk than WeWork, nature-themed getaways for burned-out company employees are on the rise. — Matthew Parsons Read the Complete Story On Skift ..read more