Articles tagged “olympics”

Hotels

Hoping for a Paris Olympics Boost? Accor Expects Only a Small Bump

Isn't hosting the Olympics supposed to be a gold mine for hotels? Not for France, at least. Accor warned that it didn't expect a "massive financial uplift" from Paris hosting the Summer Olympic Games.

Sean O'Neill | 1 week ago

Hoping for a Paris Olympics Boost? Accor Expects Only a Small Bump

Online Travel

Priceline, Trivago See Price Gains in These French Cities Ahead of Paris Olympics

Buckle in for a bustling summer of bookings across France. You could (partially) blame that on the soccer frenzy.

Elizabeth Casolo | 2 weeks ago

Priceline, Trivago See Price Gains in These French Cities Ahead of Paris Olympics

Tourism

Ask Skift: Do Sporting Events Boost Tourism?

Many destinations believe hosting major sporting events can help increase tourism. We looked into several examples.

Rashaad Jorden | 3 months ago

Ask Skift: Do Sporting Events Boost Tourism?

Tourism

Paris Reaches for More of Travelers’ Gold

Today's podcast looks at Paris’ tax reach, key trends in luxury travel, and TUI’s stock moves.

Rashaad Jorden | 4 months ago

Paris Reaches for More of Travelers’ Gold

Tourism

France Struggles to Wipe Out Bedbugs at the Airport and on Trains Before Olympics

Bedbugs at the airport and on commuter hotels is definitely lot a good look heading into the Paris Olympics next year.

Antony Paone and Geert De Clercq, Reuters | 7 months ago

France Struggles to Wipe Out Bedbugs at the Airport and on Trains Before Olympics

Short-Term Rentals

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky Urges Parisians to Rent Out Homes During Olympics

Brian Chesky surely is not going to squander an opportunity for an enormous financial boost from the Olympics, an event Airbnb is a sponsor of.

Elizabeth Pineau, Reuters | 7 months ago

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky Urges Parisians to Rent Out Homes During Olympics

Hotels

Ace Boutique Hotels Have a New Owner

Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at Ace Group’s sale, a new kind of Olympics tourism, and New Mexico’s decade-long tourism campaign.

Rashaad Jorden | 1 year ago

Ace Boutique Hotels Have a New Owner

Tourism

Olympics Organizers Mix Vacation Packages With Sports in New E-Commerce Concept

Get ready for a fusion of traditional French tourism and elite sports during the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2024. A lot of responsibility now rests with new hospitality provider, On Location.

Matthew Parsons | 1 year ago

Olympics Organizers Mix Vacation Packages With Sports in New E-Commerce Concept

Airline Weekly

What’s New on LAX’s $6 Billion Expansion Project Ahead of 2028 Olympics

Southwest Airlines appears set to make big gains from a planned expansion of LAX for the return of the Olympics to Los Angeles in five years.

1 year ago
What’s New on LAX’s $6 Billion Expansion Project Ahead of 2028 Olympics

Coronavirus

Beijing Hotels See Olympics Rate Surge While Other Chinese Cities Sputter

A largely closed-off international sporting event in China’s capital city means the historically fickle Olympic bump in hotel business is more likely to be an Olympic blip.

Cameron Sperance | 2 years ago

Beijing Hotels See Olympics Rate Surge While Other Chinese Cities Sputter