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Short-Term Rentals
Is Vacasa losing its hospitality edge — one executive at a time?
Srividya Kalyanaraman | 2 months ago
Not if it lays off its sales staff.
Vacasa is trying to get cash flow positive in 2024 by almost any means necessary.
Dennis Schaal | 2 months ago
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.
Online Travel
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.
Dennis Schaal | 4 months ago
The short-term rental sector is growing, but property managers have been having a hard time as supply has outpaced demand.
Justin Dawes | 4 months ago
Announcements
From travel marketing's AI-infused reboot to blended travel's entrenchment and the rise of Indian travelers as a force, Skift's 2023 Travel Megatrends are holding up nicely. That's a teaser for Megatrends 2024-style.
When an investment banker says the market isn't going to deliver value, it's a wake up call.
Srividya Kalyanaraman | 5 months ago
From the end of last year until now, Vacasa has seen homeowners leaving its platform and CEO Rob Greyber expects it will continue into the first quarter of 2024.
Srividya Kalyanaraman | 6 months ago
Vacasa's problem of homeowner churn continues, but the company is resting its hopes on cost cuts.
