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Articles tagged “vacation rentals”

Online Travel

TurnKey Raises $31 Million as Vacation Home Rental Management Stays Hot

Does yet another big funding round signal that the vacation rental property market is over-heated? Nah. It's reasonable given the huge size of the opportunity and how much investment will be needed to digitize and automate the sector.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 6 years ago

TurnKey Raises $31 Million as Vacation Home Rental Management Stays Hot

Hotels

Wyndham Sells Its European Vacation Rental Business to a Private Equity Firm for $1.3 Billion

Sorry, Airbnb. Those who follow the vacation rental business closely had a hunch that the business would be gobbled up by private equity and they were right.

Deanna Ting, Skift | 6 years ago

Wyndham Sells Its European Vacation Rental Business to a Private Equity Firm for $1.3 Billion

Online Travel

Vacation Rental Search Startups Face Intensifying Rivalry

Tripping, a leader among vacation rental price-comparison startups, is facing fierce competition from rivals like HomeToGo, Holidu, and Hundredrooms thanks to a flurry of fundings in the past year.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 6 years ago

Vacation Rental Search Startups Face Intensifying Rivalry

Hotels

A Look Back at What the Hospitality Industry Taught Itself in 2017

In 2017, the hotel industry took stock of the prior year's major mergers, focused on putting them all together, and worked on figuring out a path into the future.

Deanna Ting, Skift | 6 years ago

A Look Back at What the Hospitality Industry Taught Itself in 2017

Hotels

Vacasa CEO on Why a Recession Could Be Good for His Business

Vacasa CEO Eric Breon doesn't see Airbnb or big hotel companies as competition for his company, which specializes in managing traditional vacation home rentals. But he could use more homes to manage.

Hannah Sampson, Skift | 6 years ago

Vacasa CEO on Why a Recession Could Be Good for His Business

Business Travel

Luxury Travel’s Next Phase Could Be in Vacation Rental Consolidation

Luxury travelers are increasingly looking to vacation rentals for a different type of experience. This presents opportunities for both established players and newcomers.

Patrick Whyte, Skift | 6 years ago

Luxury Travel’s Next Phase Could Be in Vacation Rental Consolidation

Hotels

HomeAway to Hike Rates for Rental Owners Despite Talk of Blowback

HomeAway’s fee hike spotlights the shifting economics of the vacation rental business. Property owners are weighing how much of a cut technology companies deserve when making it easier for them to put heads in beds.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 6 years ago

HomeAway to Hike Rates for Rental Owners Despite Talk of Blowback

Online Travel

Trivago Looks to HomeAway Vacation Rentals to Regain Some Mojo

This move could be a modest win-win for Trivago and HomeAway, which both fall within the broader Expedia Inc. orbit. But Airbnb and Booking.com remain fierce competitors for rental search, with Google waiting in the wings.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 6 years ago

Trivago Looks to HomeAway Vacation Rentals to Regain Some Mojo

Hotels

Airbnb Reverses Strategy in Return to Affiliate Partnerships With Big Players

The homesharing giant is only partnering with websites that attract at least a million visitors a month. Airbnb is calculating that the revenue upside would be worth the brand sacrifice that comes with affiliate marketing.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 7 years ago

Airbnb Reverses Strategy in Return to Affiliate Partnerships With Big Players

Online Travel

Vacasa Raises $103 Million as Venture Capital Commits to the Property Management Sector

Vacasa spent years building a business before venture capital came along for the ride at this level. Its fate now depends on how well it executes the sometimes-cumbersome task of on-boarding new properties at scale, and whether it can avoid hubris.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 7 years ago

Vacasa Raises $103 Million as Venture Capital Commits to the Property Management Sector