Articles tagged “the future of lodging”

Hotels

Booking.com Ends ‘Possibly Misleading’ Sustainability Program

Booking.com's Travel Sustainable program ran into a regulatory buzzsaw.

Booking.com Ends ‘Possibly Misleading’ Sustainability Program

Hotels

Sonder Delays 2023 Earnings Report, Needs to Restate Financials for Past 2 Years

The expectation is for an increase in Sonder's overall net loss for 2022 and 2023.

Sonder Delays 2023 Earnings Report, Needs to Restate Financials for Past 2 Years

Short-Term Rentals

Airbnb Officially Ending Airbnb Plus Program

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.

Airbnb Officially Ending Airbnb Plus Program

Online Travel

The Case for Expedia Narrowing the Profit Gap With Booking Holdings

In some ways, Expedia Group's potential narrowing of the take rate gap with Booking Holdings has a lot to do with Booking's strategic decisions — pushing more into the U.S. and expanding its lower-margin flights business.

The Case for Expedia Narrowing the Profit Gap With Booking Holdings

Online Travel

Interview: Expedia CEO on How Its AI Rollouts Would Be Impossible for Prior Regimes

First-mover advantage from online travel companies in generative AI might not hold up over the long-term. The chessboard may get overturned. Still, getting out there first doesn't hurt.

Interview: Expedia CEO on How Its AI Rollouts Would Be Impossible for Prior Regimes

Short-Term Rentals

Short-Term Rental Demand Outpaced Supply in 2023

Slower supply growth and high demand aren't always necessarily bad, quite the opposite: They translate into high occupancy rates, and more revenue per booking.

Short-Term Rental Demand Outpaced Supply in 2023