With fraud a substantial problem in online travel these days, Airbnb is undertaking the mammoth task of trying to verify listings. The process is easier for professional hosts.
One challenge for struggling travel SPACs beyond their stock prices is to create something new that's truly valuable to their customers. Booking.com did just that years ago, although others have caught up in the interim.
Luxury brand Inspirato is implementing a 1-for-20 reverse stock split of its Class A, Class B non-voting, and Class V common stock to meet Nasdaq's $1 bid price requirement — similar to Vacasa and Sonder’s stock split.
Sonder Holdings has become the latest SPAC to announce a reverse split to try to maintain a $1 minimum bid price and stay on Nasdaq. SOND announced a 1 for 20 reverse split, taking effect at the opening of trading tomorrow.