Page 15

Articles tagged “alternative accommodations”

Tourism

Sharing Economy Growth Was a Big Part of European Tourism’s Excellent 2017

Much of the European tourism industry has emerged from the doldrums of 2015 and 2016 stronger than ever, but not without fault lines to keep track of, such as hotels and alternative accommodations. The latter is proving it's a sector that's holding its weight against hotels across much of the continent.

Hotels

Alternative Accommodations Address Travelers’ Fears in an Age of Permanxiety

Professionalizing the homesharing experience is helping to alleviate travelers’ concerns and anxieties about staying in a stranger’s house. But there's always room for improvement.

Alternative Accommodations Address Travelers’ Fears in an Age of Permanxiety

Hotels

Booking.com Could Narrow the Gap In Vacation Rentals

Booking.com has long experimented with vacation rental inventory. Its inventory has been growing rapidly, but vacation rentals still remain a small part of Booking.com's business.

Booking.com Could Narrow the Gap In Vacation Rentals

Hotels

AccorHotels Has a Lot of Work to Do With Onefinestay

Onefinestay is a nice idea but like so many other nice ideas it isn’t a profitable one, at least not yet. AccorHotels has a lot of work to do to turn the business around and justify the millions of dollars it has already spent.

AccorHotels Has a Lot of Work to Do With Onefinestay

Online Travel

The Mainstreaming of Alternative Accommodations — Digital Marketing News This Week

Airbnb tends to get most of the credit when consumers talk about "alternative accommodation." But ultimately it may be efforts undertaken by online travel agencies like Expedia and Priceline that truly bring short-term and whole-home rentals into the travel mainstream.

The Mainstreaming of Alternative Accommodations — Digital Marketing News This Week
Free Read

Hotels

The Boom of Social Travel and New York’s Lost Opportunity

Across the United States, hostel markets are growing. With new locations popping up in major cities like Miami and Chicago, it’s time to take a look at what’s holding New York City back.

The Boom of Social Travel and New York’s Lost Opportunity

Hotels

TripAdvisor’s Journey Into the Vacation Rental Industry

TripAdvisor's power to leverage vast amount of data and traffic, alongside the acquisitions of multiple companies, has already positioned the company as the one of the largest marketplaces in the industry.

TripAdvisor’s Journey Into the Vacation Rental Industry

Hotels

New Skift Research Report: The State of the Global Vacation Rental Market 2017

Professionally-managed and do-it-yourself rentals are two very different types of hospitality businesses. Airbnb lit the spark, but there's still plenty of room to grow and to gain market share.

New Skift Research Report: The State of the Global Vacation Rental Market 2017

Hotels

CEO Interview: Why Wyndham Is Going After Urban Rentals

This has been the year that Wyndham stepped up its interest in urban rentals. It still lags behind Airbnb in terms of the overall numbers but is banking on its tag-line of "peer-to-peer plus" winning over potential hosts and travelers.

CEO Interview: Why Wyndham Is Going After Urban Rentals

Business Travel

What Family Travelers Really Think About Alternative Accommodations

Family travelers mostly prefer the upper-class hotel range when traveling, yet when it comes to alternative accommodation they are much more open-minded.

What Family Travelers Really Think About Alternative Accommodations