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The hospitality industry is constantly growing, changing, and innovating! This podcast will bring you the top news and topics from industry experts in different hospitality fields. Good Morning Hospitality publishes two thirty-minute weekly episodes, starting Monday and Wednesday at 7 a.m. PST / 10 a.m. EST
Presented by Lodgify.
This podcast is a part of Skift. Go to Skift.com to hear and see more industry-leading content!
Google’s AI Booking Move and World Cup Demand Signals for STRs
Good Morning Hospitality
33 minutes
4 days ago
Google’s AI Booking Move and World Cup Demand Signals for STRs
On today’s Good Morning Hospitality, Wil Slickers, Jamie Lane, Brandreth Canaley, and Michael Goldin break down Google’s latest step into agentic travel planning. This system can build, price, and coordinate full itineraries, yet insists it has "no intention" of becoming an OTA. The crew explores what this means for hotels, short-term rentals, platforms, and anyone competing for consumer discovery and booking flows.
Jamie also unveils brand-new data tracking World Cup demand across short-term rentals, including early signals on ADRs, booking pace, and which cities are heating up faster than expected. As the biggest travel event of 2026 approaches, the team looks at how STR markets are shifting in real time and what operators should be preparing for now.
Plus, quick shoutouts to two recent fundraises from BoomPop and Localbird, and a brief Sonder Inc. update at the top of the show, before diving into the week’s biggest trends shaping hospitality and travel.
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Good Morning Hospitality
The hospitality industry is constantly growing, changing, and innovating! This podcast will bring you the top news and topics from industry experts in different hospitality fields. Good Morning Hospitality publishes two thirty-minute weekly episodes, starting Monday and Wednesday at 7 a.m. PST / 10 a.m. EST
Presented by Lodgify.
This podcast is a part of Skift. Go to Skift.com to hear and see more industry-leading content!
