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Articles tagged “vrbo”

Online Travel

Vrbo and Expedia Dominate Online Travel TV Advertising in the U.S. So Far in 2021

Sister brands Vrbo and Expedia are being opportunistic in getting relatively aggressive about U.S. TV advertising early in 2021 when rival brands are standing down. You can debate whether it is smart or risky given the pandemic backdrop.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 3 years ago

Vrbo and Expedia Dominate Online Travel TV Advertising in the U.S. So Far in 2021

Online Travel

Does Booking Have What It Takes to Compete Against Airbnb?

Booking.com clearly operates in Airbnb's shadow in short-term rentals. Although long-term stays are currently a hot commodity, Booking.com is tardy in enabling such capabilities. That's a fitting symbol for the current state of play.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 3 years ago

Does Booking Have What It Takes to Compete Against Airbnb?

Short-Term Rentals

Exploring the Airbnb Paradox: New Skift Research

It’s finally here! Skift Research has been eagerly awaiting the opportunity to get its hands on Airbnb’s public filings. This report analyzes the challenges and strategies of the most influential company in the short-term rental industry.

Seth Borko, Skift | 3 years ago

Exploring the Airbnb Paradox: New Skift Research

Hotels

The Future of Short-Term Rentals After the Pandemic and an Airbnb IPO

The entire hospitality industry would agree that short-term rentals led the tentative recovery in the spring and into the summer in many parts of the world. But a key question will be how will they respond when hotels and cities come back in earnest — and with vaccines a real possibility, they certainly will.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 3 years ago

The Future of Short-Term Rentals After the Pandemic and an Airbnb IPO

Online Travel

Expedia Bolsters Its Promise to Streamline by Sharpening Use of Data

Using an American football analogy, Expedia Group is working on technique and drawing up a new playbook during its bye week. The company claims to not care much about market share dynamics now because travel volumes are low, but it is trying to be ready to come back strong when the game resumes.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 4 years ago

Expedia Bolsters Its Promise to Streamline by Sharpening Use of Data

Online Travel

RVshare CEO: Our Biggest Competitor Is Tents, Not Flights

Working or vacationing in recreational vehicles could go much more mainstream in a post-pandemic world. On the other hand, gas guzzlers won't be very attractive to an increasingly climate-conscious public.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 4 years ago

RVshare CEO: Our Biggest Competitor Is Tents, Not Flights

Hotels

Book-Direct Advocates Concede Online Travel Agency Distribution Is Still Essential

With thousands of hotels going out of business and up for sale, and vacation rentals business booming in certain destinations, there will be a ton of disruption and convergence in hospitality. Savvy short-term rental operators can pick off some direct bookings, but the mega online travel agencies will hardly notice.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 4 years ago

Book-Direct Advocates Concede Online Travel Agency Distribution Is Still Essential

Hotels

Airbnb to Ban or Cancel One-Night Stays on Halloween Weekend to Deter House Parties

Airbnb banned one-night stays, but only around Halloween in the U.S. and Canada. An outright ban, as is the policy at Vrbo, would be harder for Airbnb because that would hurt its corporate travel business. Still, house parties are a problem that may keep on creating ugly headlines.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 4 years ago

Airbnb to Ban or Cancel One-Night Stays on Halloween Weekend to Deter House Parties

Online Travel

Hello, Amazon — Online Travel Is Harder Than It Looks

In the school of online travel hard knocks, new entrants have learned that barriers to entry can be substantial. Amazon, Google, and Airbnb should realize that the devil is in the details, and the complexities.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 4 years ago

Hello, Amazon — Online Travel Is Harder Than It Looks

Online Travel

Expedia CEO Peter Kern on the Google Silver Bullet — or Lack Thereof

Expedia Group CEO Peter Kern is waging a simplicity campaign. Turning the Expedia and Hotels.com loyalty programs into a single plan might make sense. But one thing definitely on the agenda is trimming marketing through Google, a company Kern characterized as a "shark."

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 4 years ago

Expedia CEO Peter Kern on the Google Silver Bullet — or Lack Thereof