Why Hotwire Loves It When Airbnb Puts Pressure on Hotels
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With Airbnb apparently adversely impacting hotels much more than online travel agencies, Hotwire is poised to make some gains as hotels try to fill rooms. But Hotwire also has to fend off Priceline.com, which is emphasizing Express Deals that basically use the same model as Hotwire.
kjellberHotwire, which offers discounted hotel rooms and car rentals to consumers without revealing the identity of the brands, stands to gain from the increased pressure that the sharing economy is placing upon hotels and car rental companies.
So says Hotwire president Henrik Kjellberg, who was brought in by Expedia from then-sister company eLong three years ago to turn around a struggling Hotwire. When hotels aren't selling out even during a major city event because companies su
