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Top travel trends dominating this summer vacation season
- BusinessYahoo Finance Video
Top travel trends dominating this summer vacation season
As the summer travel season approaches, JLL Hotels & Hospitality Americas CEO Kevin Davis joins Yahoo Finance to discuss top travel trends. Davis explains that the demand for luxury hotels remains strong post-pandemic, and many travelers are looking to head to cities like New York and Los Angeles. When it comes to choosing between a hotel or an Airbnb (ABNB), Davis says, "both can coexist healthily." Short-term rentals and hotels are expected to have strong summers as occupancy recovers. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode. This post was written by Melanie Riehl
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How Linktree is simplifying the content creator experience
According to a Linktree report, over 200 million creators are competing for market share. Many of these creators post on multiple social media platforms and need a space to consolidate their links for viewers to access. That's where Linktree intervenes. Linktree Co-Founder and CEO Alex Zaccaria joins Yahoo Finance to discuss the creator economy and how Linktree helps creators navigate a crowded space. Zaccaria explains the crowded landscape creators find themselves in: "It's pretty unnerving right now for creators, where they're building their audience on these platforms. They're competing with algorithms, they're competing with AI, they're competing with the ability to own their content. And they're competing with the potential for those platforms to maybe go away, where, where they have built their audience. And so, they are looking to build their own shops, and be able to build, sell their products on their Linktree. And that's another revenue stream coming up." For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode. This post was written by Nicholas Jacobino