Dennis Schaal, Skift
Does anyone remember when Travelocity was the leading U.S. online travel agency? We're thinking about that because a milestone may have taken place in the first quarter when Airbnb attracted more room nights booked than did Expedia. What it does clearly show is that the online travel pecking order is very much in flux.
10 hours ago
Wouter Geerts, Skift Research
The short-term rental ecosystem, from property managers and platforms to business-to-business vendors, is rapidly expanding. As this continues, there is a fine balance to be struck where the sector professionalizes — without commercializing beyond recognition.
1 week ago
Wouter Geerts, Skift Research
The short-term rental sector is rapidly expanding, and it is not just Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com that benefit from this. A growing ecosystem of property managers and B2B vendors are professionalizing the sector, while making a decent penny.
2 weeks ago
Salesforce + Skift
The use of technology in hospitality must go beyond improving consumer-facing products and digital experiences. Its true potential will be realized when hotel staff are empowered with the right insights at the right time so that they can transform guest experiences.
2 months ago
Associated Press
The 50th state is one place where vacation rentals are very welcomed.
2 weeks ago
Sean O'Neill, Skift
Vacasa will roughly double the inventory its team has to manage. That's a lot to chew on. The risk is falling prey to hubris.
3 weeks ago
Dennis Schaal, Skift
Once again — and this time it's the issue of pricing transparency in alternative lodging — European regulators are out in front of their counterparts in other parts of the world, including those in the United States. Travelers shouldn't have to be detectives in trying to figure out what their lodging tab will be.
1 month ago
Raini Hamdi, Skift
There appears to be a growing chorus of voices saying they are not able to completely delist themselves from Agoda, which begs the question why they want to do so in the first place.
1 month ago
The Associated Press
Short-term rentals are a hot button topic in Hawaii, and the Honolulu mayor just turned up the heat.
2 months ago
Raini Hamdi, Skift
The Vietnamese are known for their entrepreneurial spirit. A growth spurt in homesharing listings shows how eagerly they have sought a share of the tourism boom. But yields are falling even as the supply of homes and hotels are continuing to increase. Crunch time is near or perhaps even here.
2 months ago
Dennis Schaal, Skift
Some hotel chains, such as Marriott, feel they have no choice but to get into homesharing. Marriott is trying to turn it into a loyalty play to keep its customers engaged with the brand.
3 months ago
Pavel Alpeyev and Olivia Carville, Bloomberg
Airbnb invested $30 million to return the number of listings year-ago levels, before Japan implemented the Minpaku law. Good that it did this well before the 2020 Olympics. But there’s more competition now as hotel supply has increased. Even disruptive players such as Oyo Hotels and Homes are in the ring.
3 months ago