Airbnb may end up launching its own airline

Online accommodation marketplace Airbnb could be moving into the aviation business following revelations by founder Brian Chesky that the company has considered launching its own airline as part of plans to become an all-around travel company. In an interview with The Sunday Times, Chesky said the company has “seriously considered a lot of things around aviation […]

Mobile payment will shake the hospitality sector – Accorhotels CEO

The conventional wisdom is that the hotel groups are busily growing as fast as they can to withstand the threats from the online travel agents. For Sebastien Bazin, the CEO of Accorhotels, one of the largest hotel operators in the world and the largest outside the US, the threats are more deep-seated, however, and it […]