Articles by Dennis Schaal

With its Airbnb-friendly programs for apartments and condos, the short-term rental giant is expanding into markets that were once forbidden. Risks include whether landlords will continue to be enthusiastic and how other residents feel.

Google's search changes won't win any friends among online travel companies doing business in Europe. However, they might help whip up opposition to the Digital Markets Act.

Google's test of bare bones travel search results in Europe says to critics, take this nothing-burger if you want to level the playing field.

Changes to Local Law 18 are possible. This development comes a lot sooner than many observers envisioned.

Expedia punched Hopper in the mouth in 2023 when it cut off their relationship, and Hopper was never able to make up the lost ground. Expedia, under new leadership, wanted to see revenue from Hopper flowing in again.

It’s more than painful to reorganize a company, like Hopper did, and then have to do it again a year later.

Airbnb will try to widen its experiences audience by crafting them for locals, as well as travelers. Experiences will get the "categories" treatment, and a dose of TikTok and Instagram stories-like marketing.

Airlines can have identity crises. As it tries to get back to profitability, JetBlue thinks it knows who it is.

Even if Uber-Expedia was the right deal — and that was dubious — it was the wrong time.

Was Booking Holdings getting too fat? With operating costs outpacing revenue growth, something had to give. We might not know the exact chess moves for awhile.