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Priceline CEO Takes a Shot at Expedia’s Growth Strategy

The Priceline Group won't admit it but its management is feeling the heat from Expedia Inc.'s moves. Adding Orbitz Worldwide to Expedia Inc. will only increase Expedia's inorganic growth, which is growth nonetheless.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

Online Travel

Megatrends 2015: Alternative Travel Is Now a Reality Across the World

The sharing economy has spread to every sector of the travel industry and every corner of the globe pushing it from a small community of global explorers to a full-fledged industry needing regulation and customer protection like the traditional market it sought to complement.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 9 years ago

Online Travel

Expedia Is Not Worried About the Sharing Economy and HomeAway for Now

The Priceline Group can acquire a restaurant reservations platform in OpenTable and add tons of vacation rentals to its Booking.com unit, but Expedia Inc. plans on sticking with its guns and focusing on the hotel business. Will that focus win out? Expedia certainly has been making strides, but this is still the beginning of the beginning.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

Hotels

Americans Are Generally OK With Airbnb Unless Their Neighbors Are Doing It

Everyone loves the concept of the sharing economy, but when it comes close to home, feelings about it are a lot more nuanced. Lots more research needs to be done at the local and neighborhood level on the effects of the sharing economy, positive and negative.

Rafat Ali, Skift | 9 years ago

Hotels

How One U.S. Company Expects to Scale the Pop Up Container Hotel

The traveling public is ready for a rolling container hotel caravan sold through Airbnb, but there's a lot of moving parts to get this up and running.

Greg Oates, Skift | 9 years ago

Hotels

Online Reviews in an Airbnb World Are Much More Positive

A fascinating peek into how user reviews get changed in a sharing economy platform site like Airbnb, but this paper leaves the possibility of tons more research that could be done from here.

Rafat Ali, Skift | 9 years ago

Hotels

Airbnb to Begin Collecting Taxes in Four New Cities

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 9 years ago

Hotels

Airbnb Super-Hosts Have Returned to New York City

Airbnb is still hoping to deal with cities on its own terms, but New York City doesn't appear to want to play ball.

Jason Clampet, Skift | 9 years ago

Hotels

Airbnb’s New Campaign Gives Hosts $10 to Be Brand Evangelists

Whether it's a spending study that says how much Airbnb contributes to a community or a campaign like this, Airbnb excels at community-minded moves that are squarely focused on its bottom line first.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 9 years ago

Hotels

Airbnb’s Head of Hospitality on Improving the Guest Experience

Airbnb needs to figure out a way to work neighbors into the equation.

Jason Clampet, Skift | 9 years ago