The Changing Dynamics of Travel Pricing and Personalization

We are in the heat of the summer travel season, and many travelers are finding that it’s getting more expensive to take a vacation. Airlines, whose hopes for this year were rattled by tariff uncertainty, have started adapting to more upscale consumers; Southwest, for example, has adopted new bag fees and started selling tickets with assigned seats. Hotels are seeing a decline in foreign visitors as domestic travelers scale back their plans, even as short term rental services like Airbnb are broadening their offerings to include services.

Allison Pohle covers travel and tourism for the Wall Street Journal, and she joins host Alex Ossola to discuss how travel is looking different these days, and what this means for travel in the future.

Further Reading: 

Europe Is Out. Road Trips Are In. Welcome to the Scaled-Back Vacation. 

Airlines Are Having a Bruising Year. Delta and United Are Doing Better.

New York City’s Hotel Market Is Envy of the Country 

Airbnb Lets You Add a Private Chef to Your Rental. Your Host Might Not Like It.

Where Did All the Las Vegas Tippers Go?

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