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Short-Term Rentals
You can expect that some of Frontdesk's rivals will move in to buy some of its remains.
Dennis Schaal | 3 months ago
Booking.com and Airbnb are raiding each other's territories. With their different roots, Booking.com needs to grow short-term rentals in the U.S. while Airbnb seeks to expand in Europe and elsewhere internationally.
Dennis Schaal | 4 months ago
Consider this a peek behind the curtain of VTrips, which has not been immune from the layoffs rocking the property management industry.
Dennis Schaal | 6 months ago
Startups
Three tech-enabled property managers — typically less affected by increasing short-term rental regulations — have announced fundraises recently.
Justin Dawes | 7 months ago
It's clear that elements of these layoffs include some offshoring support, and trims that are AI-induced.
Dennis Schaal | 7 months ago
Vacasa officials said they are focusing on execution and there are modest signs of progress. Still, no one said this would be easy.
Dennis Schaal | 8 months ago
Fairlyne wants to help travelers resell their unwanted airline tickets, and Boddy wants to help people access gyms while they're traveling.
Justin Dawes | 9 months ago
The VRMA is known for its conferences and networking. Kimberly Miles is trying to broaden its partnerships and make it more relevant.
Dennis Schaal | 9 months ago
Travel Technology
Most of the attention around generative AI and travel has been around consumer products, but more business-to-business companies are using it too.
Justin Dawes | 10 months ago
Early in the pandemic, a bunch of property managers handling multi-family buildings went out of business. Many vacation rental property managers have recently faced a softer reckoning, but an inflection point nonetheless.
Dennis Schaal | 10 months ago