Skift

Episode Notes Airbnb confirmed on Thursday that it’s pausing offering new experiences, or tours and activities, without saying when it plans to resume them, writes Travel Experiences Reporter Selene Brophy. An Airbnb spokesperson said it was putting a halt to new experiences offerings to focus on other aspects of its operations. Brophy reports the short-term rental giant had resumed its Experiences last year after pausing them at the beginning of the pandemic in 2020. Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky had said the company would be developing experiences for the growing number of people working from home, and for others. Airbnb valued the total addressable market at roughly $1.4 trillion in its initial public offering paperwork published in November 2020.  Next, Delta Air Lines acknowledged industry-wide anxiety about decreasing travel demand and a possibly weak summer. However, the company doesn’t share those worries, reports Edward Russell, editor of Airline Weekly, a Skift publication. Russell writes Wall Street anal