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There doesn't seem to be much of a downside for Booking.com getting into cruises. As with flights, which it launched in 2019, we can only say — what took you so long?
Dennis Schaal | 4 weeks ago
News Blog
The problem surfaced in late Summer — Booking.com's short-term rental hosts in Europe, Asia-Pacific and Latin America cited financial hardships because the company wasn't paying them for guest stays. A condo hotel that was listed on Booking.com. Source: Booking.com CEO Glenn Fogel told financial analysts last week during Booking Holdings' third quarter earnings call that…
Dennis Schaal | 1 month ago
Booking Holdings continues to set records post-pandemic, and growth is projected to keep going.
Justin Dawes | 1 month ago
Indians are increasingly prioritizing travel experiences and the long holiday during the festive season is incentive enough to satiate that wanderlust.
Peden Doma Bhutia | 1 month ago
The online travel scene in Asia characterized by fierce competition and high stakes. Booking.com knows that it needs to sort the payment issue and make sure any lingering concerns are put to rest if it wants to stay ahead in the game in the region.
Peden Doma Bhutia | 2 months ago
The lack of liability for online platforms in hosting user reviews has been under intense political pressure. The proliferation of fake reviews doesn't help, either.
Dennis Schaal | 2 months ago
Short-Term Rentals
If you follow the money in New York City's pressurized short-term rental industry, it's going underground or to venues with few protections for guests and hosts.
Airbnb Plus didn't work out, and its official demise is the punctuation mark. Airbnb guests have many other ways to search for a stay, and the company's edge in exclusive listings has nothing to do with Plus.
Hopper is in a much deeper state of hurt than it is letting on. It has a trimmed down vision to focus on direct hotel relationships after two of the biggest online travel agencies in the world departed as partners.
