Mitra Sorrells

May 1, 2024 | webintravel.com | Mitra Sorrells

For the last several years, every May and November, Airbnb has announced a package of updates and new products related to its core accommodation product, with a focus on offerings to fine-tune the platform for its short-term rental hosts and guests.  The 2024 May update, dubbed the “Summer Release,” is something different. This time the spotlight is on experiences – but with a completely different spin than the existing “Airbnb Experiences” product that the company sidelined last April.

Apr 25, 2024 | webintravel.com | Mitra Sorrells

Booking.com has conducted its annual global sustainability survey, and this year’s results indicate travelers have a tinge of weariness and disillusionment about their attitudes and decisions related to sustainable travel. The online survey was conducted in February and gathered insights from more than 31,000 people across 34 countries and territories who had traveled at least once in the past 12 months and who are planning to travel in 2024.

Apr 23, 2024 | hotel.report | Mitra Sorrells

The online survey was conducted in February and gathered insights from more than 31,000 people across 34 countries and territories who had traveled at least once in the past 12 months and who are planning to travel in 2024. More than three quarters – 83% - of respondents said sustainable travel is important, and 75% said they want to travel more sustainably over the next year, down one percentage point compared with the 2023 survey.

Apr 1, 2024 | travelweekly.com | Mitra Sorrells

A company spokesperson said the reduction is across all regions but it is not a company-wide initiative and "did not affect a material number of employees (percentage wise).""Travelport is focused on driving revenue growth while operating as efficiently and effectively as possible," said Katie Cline, Travelport's global head of external communications in an email. "As such, we're always reviewing our organizational structure to ensure we're as agile as possible.

Apr 1, 2024 | businesstravelnews.com | Mitra Sorrells

Travel retail platform Travelport has laid off an undisclosed number of employees in its commercial organization. A company spokesperson said the reduction is across all regions but it is not a companywide initiative and "it did not affect a material number of employees (percentage wise).""Travelport is focused on driving revenue growth while operating as efficiently and effectively as possible," said Katie Cline, Travelport's global head of external communications, in an email.