HomeAway to Hike Rates for Rental Owners and 12 Other Hospitality Trends This Week

Throughout the week we post dozens of original stories, connecting the dots across the travel industry, and every weekend we sum it all up. This weekend roundup examines hospitality. For all of our weekend roundups, go here. >>With the sharing economy accounting for almost one in three vacation beds in Australia, the impact of Airbnb and Stayz is being widely questioned. But with hotel occupancy levels and room prices still rising, efforts by hotels and lobbying groups to restrict private rentals seem like an overreaction: AccorHotels Copes With the Airbnb Factor in Australia >>Perhaps being bigger isn't always better, at least when it comes to luxury hotels. When you're bigger, the challenges can be, too: Marriott and Ac