Catégorie : Strategy
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Hospitality’s Inflection Point: A New Mandate for Value
This is a guest post, by André Baljeu the Founder of techtalk.travel the opinions shared in this post are those of the author. The definition of ‘value’ in hospitality is being rewritten in real time by today’s travelers. There is no better place to witness this inflection point than Las Vegas. A city legendary for…
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Airbnb embraces a paradox: CEO Brian Chesky says hotels are the future
Airbnb, the house-sharing pioneer long synonymous with offering travelers alternatives to traditional hotels, is now making hotels a cornerstone of its growth strategy. The company’s second-quarter 2025 earnings release and subsequent analyst call delivered both impressive financials and a candid road map for transformation, confirming that embracing hotels is no longer taboo for Silicon Valley’s…
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Copenhagen just launched one of the smartest responses to overtourism I’ve seen. | Jeremy Jauncey posted on the topic | LinkedIn
Copenhagen just launched one of the smartest responses to overtourism I’ve seen. A tourism strategy that rewards contribution over consumption, and it’s working. Tourists in Copenhagen can help maintain a community garden in return for a freshly made lunch. Or even earn a free kayak rental just by collecting rubbish along the way. It’s all…
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Dubai to Riyadh, how the Middle East became the world’s leading hospitality region
The Middle East’s transformation into a global hospitality powerhouse is a story of vision, investment and relentless ambition. Two decades ago, Dubai presented an emerging urban landscape—marked by sand dunes and limited infrastructure. Today, it stands as a global icon of architectural innovation and hospitality leadership, boasting the world’s tallest building, expansive man-made islands and…
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OpenAI ChatGPT 5.0 drops – see the travel business example they used to demo its capabilities
TourRadar goes all in on creators This week TourRadar dropped the big announcement of their $1M partner fund. In s post on his LinkedIn account, Founder Travis Pittman said “we believe the future of travel is shared, not sold ».” Pittman explained further that this is “Our biggest bet yet on people-powered discovery and social commerce.…
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Speed matters: Why working quickly is more important than it seems
The obvious benefit to working quickly is that you’ll finish more stuff per unit time. But there’s more to it than that. If you work quickly, the cost of doing something new will seem lower in your mind. So you’ll be inclined to do more. The converse is true, too. If every time you write…
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How Marketing Mix Modelling Works
If you’ve just found out that marketing mix modelling can’t actually measure advertising’s full ROI then don’t panic. Econometricians know that already and most will freely admit it. It’s not a secret. Nothing else can measure full ROI either. The most useful thing you can do with that knowledge is to avoid the ROI measurement…
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Travel Tech Essentialist #180: Taste
Ultimately, it comes down to taste. It comes down to trying to expose yourself to the best things that humans have done, and then try to bring those things into what you’re doing. — Steve JobsSpecial thanks to Propellic for sponsoring this edition of the newsletter:Curious how AI is revolutionizing travel bookings? Discover the strategies…
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Google search boss says AI isn’t killing search clicks
Google has often bristled at the implication that its obsession with AI search is harming web traffic, and now search head Liz Reid has penned a blog post on the topic. According to Reid, clicks aren’t declining, AI is driving more searches, and everything is fine on the Internet. But despite the optimistic tone, the…
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Tellynomics 52: Is the Shift from Linear to Streaming Starting to Level Out?
We all know the narrative: streaming is the future, linear is dead, the cable iceberg melt is accelerating and will soon be gone. Linear channels are being split off and sidelined, removed from the top table like an embarrassing ageing relative. We’ve read the stories, we get the message, we’re just waiting for the last…