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Articles tagged “ahla”

Hotels

New Data Takes Aim at Airbnb ‘Super Hosts’ in Los Angeles and San Francisco

Cracking down on Airbnb "Super Hosts," or those who use the platform on a "professional" full-time basis to operate illegal hotels, is becoming a serious hot button issue. If Airbnb wants to become more widely accepted, it has to assure local and state governments that its platform isn't becoming a front for illegal hotels.

Deanna Ting, Skift | 8 years ago

Hotels

New Data on Airbnb in Phoenix Takes Aim at Arizona’s Pro-Sharing Economy Stance

While it's pretty clear that the hotel industry and Airbnb are at odds with one another, it's still obvious that more transparent data is sorely needed to understand the true impact of Airbnb and other home sharing platforms on cities and communities.

Deanna Ting, Skift | 8 years ago

New Data on Airbnb in Phoenix Takes Aim at Arizona’s Pro-Sharing Economy Stance

Online Travel

Expedia’s Hotel-Bidding Program Misleads Consumers Says Hotel Group

Advertising such as bidding programs can be a higher margin business than transactions for online travel agencies. It looks like Expedia, at least, wants to get involved in that bidding revenue that Google and metasearch players have generated for years.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 8 years ago

Expedia’s Hotel-Bidding Program Misleads Consumers Says Hotel Group

Hotels

A Boutique Hotelier Explains What’s Wrong With the State of Online Booking

Independent hoteliers are indeed exploring alternatives to the big online travel agencies, including finding ways to spur more direct bookings, but sometimes it seems like a steep, uphill battle.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

A Boutique Hotelier Explains What’s Wrong With the State of Online Booking

Hotels

American Hotel & Lodging Association Opposes Expedia-Orbitz Merger

Expedia's acquisition of Orbitz Worldwide would indeed limit consumer choice. However, what the American Hotel & Lodging Association doesn't mention is that Expedia-Orbitz would only control about 15 percent of the overall U.S. travel market when you consider hotels' own websites, phone lines and offline options in general.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

American Hotel & Lodging Association Opposes Expedia-Orbitz Merger