Booking Holdings Withdraws From Google Vacation Rentals and 8 Other Top Digital Stories This Week
Photo Credit: Booking Holdings's Agoda has withdrawn listings, such as the ClubHouse Residences Serviced Apartments in Singapore, from Google's vacation rentals search. Agoda
Skift Take
This week in digital, we take a look at Booking Holdings' decision to pull back from Google's vacation rentals business. Meanwhile, change is in the air for Airbnb Experiences, at least in leadership, as the category continues to be unprofitable.
Digital Travel News Weekly Roundup
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Booking Holdings Is Withdrawing From Google Vacation Rentals: Behind the scenes, there may be abundant reasons that Booking Holdings and Airbnb, for that matter, won’t be dabbling in Google’s vacation rentals business for the time being. Perhaps they are seeking to boost direct traffic, or are unhappy with the economics, and user experience. Expedia may be positioned to take some advantage.
Airbnb to Shuffle the Leadership of Experiences Business at Critical Juncture: Is everything on target in the evolution of Airbnb’s Experiences business? It’s cl
