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Short-Term Rentals
If they can't sell their homes, vacation rental owners tend to stay with their property managers. Making the proverbial lemonade out of lemons.
Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago
It isn't that Vacasa has no competition in North America in vacation rental management, but there isn't a strong challenger at the moment after Vacasa bought out its strongest competitors over the last two years. In such a hot market, look for that void to get filled pronto.
Coronavirus
It's still new territory, dealing with the financial fallout of mass government-imposed travel restrictions, and airline bankruptcies thrown into the mix. This will take years.
David Shepardson, Reuters | 3 years ago
Airlines
The concept isn't radical, although it is controversial: If the government won't allow passengers to fly because of Covid lockdowns, then they should be entitled to refunds. Look for the UK competition authority to spank the two airlines on this one.
Paul Sandle and Sarah Young, Reuters | 3 years ago
Online Travel
Booking.com clearly operates in Airbnb's shadow in short-term rentals. Although long-term stays are currently a hot commodity, Booking.com is tardy in enabling such capabilities. That's a fitting symbol for the current state of play.
Dennis Schaal, Skift | 3 years ago
Several airlines have extended the length of time passengers have to use travel credits. Are they trying to be nice? Or are they trying to make sure passengers use credits over time, and not all at once?
Brian Sumers, Skift | 4 years ago
A few passengers actually read the fine print on the vouchers, which in 2010 the airline abruptly announced were only redeemable on the day they were given out, effectively voiding nearly 6 million vouchers.
Hugo Martin, Los Angeles Times | 11 years ago
Hotels
Critics always claimed that the voucher business was built on a house of cards, and now Travelzoo is admitting that the house is falling.
Dennis Schaal, Skift | 12 years ago
