Latest Skift Event Updates

Speaker Announced: Merilee Karr, Founder and CEO, UnderTheDoormat Group

Delighted to have Merilee speaking at the Skift Short-Term Rental Summit. She is the Founder and CEO of UnderTheDoormat Group, an award-winning short-term rental company. UnderTheDoormat Group has three pillars. UnderTheDoormat Managed, is a “distributed hotel,” offering professionally managed flexible rentals. Hospiria is an integrated technology, with SaaS only or SaaS + service options that…

New Speaker: Demi Horvat, CEO, AirDNA

We are pleased to welcome Demi Horvat to the Skift Short-Term Rental Summit stage. Demi is a proven leader with a focus on operational excellence, strategy, and growth. She brings extensive experience as an operator, consultant, and advisor across high growth consumer technology companies, Fortune 500 enterprises, and sponsor-owned software and data businesses.

Ready for Takeoff: How to Craft an Award-Winning Submission for Your Business

Are you ready to take your business to the next level? Entering business awards can be a great way to get recognized and stand out from the competition. But how do you submit an exceptional award entry? In this article, we’ll share some tips and tricks to help you craft a winning submission. Know the…

Announcing Our 2023 Global Forum Theme: “Connection in the Age of AI”

Skift is leading the way in reporting the unfolding relationship between generative AI and the travel industry, and it is clear this is only the beginning. Many travel companies are already experimenting with incorporating generative AI into their business and strategizing on a competitive advantage for the future. That is why our main theme for 2023’s Skift…

New Speaker Added: Jamie Lane, VP of Research, AirDNA

Delighted to have Jamie Lane joining us for the Skift Short-Term Rental Summit. Jamie is Vice President of Research for AirDNA. He is responsible for data analysis, thought leadership, and leveraging advanced analytical techniques to provide new insights into short-term rental supply, demand, and pricing trends. He has been published in academic and professional journals…

2023 Judges added: IDEA Awards

We are thrilled to announce the first cohort of judges to join the 2023 Skift IDEA Awards judging panel! The Skift IDEA Awards recognize the most innovative and impactful work in the travel industry. Our independent judging panel play an essential part of the awards process, and we are delighted to welcome this esteemed group…

New Speaker Added: Jessica Gillingham, Founder and CEO, Abode Worldwide

We’re excited to welcome Jessica to the Skift Short-Term Rental Summit stage. She launched Abode Worldwide in 2017 to focus on raising the profile of companies in the short-term rental, lodging, and living sectors. We’ll hear from Jessica the stories she feels STRs need to tell today, what they can do to differentiate, and how…

New Date and Venue Announced: November 1 in Fort Worth, TX

After a highly successful in-person Aviation Forum last year, we are thrilled to return to Texas on November 1, 2023 to the elegant Omni Fort Worth located in the heart of downtown Fort Worth. We’ll have an opening evening event on October 31. Join us for this year’s Skift Aviation Forum and see what it is quickly…

10 Noteworthy Speakers Who Have Taken the SGF Stage

On September 26-28, we will be hosting our TENTH annual Skift Global Forum – a.k.a. the top travel industry conference – and we can hardly believe it. It’s crazy and exciting to see how far we have come and how many talented and insightful travel industry leaders we have welcomed onto our stage. READ MORE

More Speakers Added and Agenda Updated for our Short-Term Rental Summit

We’re excited to welcome CEOs and leaders from Marriott, Sonder, VTrips, Awaze, Vacasa, Blueground, and Evolve at our upcoming summit on June 7. Our agenda will cover the biggest issues facing the industry including regulation, professionalization, technology shifts, loyalty, and more. Get your pass today.