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Articles tagged “vrbo”

Hotels

7 Vexing Questions About an Airbnb IPO

If the future of travel will tilt toward non-urban destinations, which are not Airbnb's strength, its stock market registration papers will have to show how the company is addressing that weakness.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 4 years ago

7 Vexing Questions About an Airbnb IPO

Hotels

The $600 Check Gap and 11 Other Coronavirus Travel Stories This Week

In coronavirus-related travel stories this week, Skift covered how the end of a $600 supplemental unemployment check impacts out-of-work travel employees, Disney Parks' lost year, the prospect of an IHG default, and how Vrbo addressed its Google problem.

Dennis Schaal , Skift | 4 years ago

The $600 Check Gap and 11 Other Coronavirus Travel Stories This Week

Hotels

Airbnb Sets Up Clash With Expedia Over Number of Legal Rentals in San Diego

Room for a compromise seems to have emerged between Expedia, Airbnb, a hotel union, and the city council over short-term rental limitations in San Diego although bad blood looks to exist between Airbnb and Unite Here Local 30. Going it alone with a referendum doesn't seem like a viable stance for Airbnb.

Dennis Schaal , Skift | 4 years ago

Airbnb Sets Up Clash With Expedia Over Number of Legal Rentals in San Diego

Hotels

How a Pandemic Helped Expedia’s Vrbo Fix Its Google Problem

Vrbo is benefiting from a ton of direct traffic because vacation rentals are having a moment, and competitors' paid marketing through Google fell off a cliff. The brand will likely get some sustainable benefit from the lift, but the dynamic can change in a heartbeat.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 4 years ago

How a Pandemic Helped Expedia’s Vrbo Fix Its Google Problem

Hotels

Precedent-Setting or a Footnote? Expedia and Union Reach Pact on Short-Term Rentals

Expedia Group, and its Vrbo unit, are willing to take a significant hit to their property listings in San Diego in exchange for an ongoing path to crystal clear legality in an important business and convention market. With other jurisdictions undoubtedly looking on, Airbnb has to decide if it will play hardball.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 4 years ago

Precedent-Setting or a Footnote? Expedia and Union Reach Pact on Short-Term Rentals

Hotels

Vacation Rental Brand Vrbo Emerges as Expedia Star With Pandemic-Era Bookings

Vrbo has been in the right place(s) at the right time, somewhat reversing a very challenged 2019. Is the changed trajectory a momentary blip in the throes of a pandemic, or will it be sustainable?

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 4 years ago

Vacation Rental Brand Vrbo Emerges as Expedia Star With Pandemic-Era Bookings
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Media and PR

Expedia Group’s Advertising Platform Welcomes Vrbo to Its Portfolio

Vrbo is one of the only major short-term rental platforms with advertising opportunities. This, combined with its valuable, high-spending audience of family and group travelers, will likely make it an appealing offering to brands.

Expedia Group Media Solutions + Skift | 4 years ago

Expedia Group’s Advertising Platform Welcomes Vrbo to Its Portfolio

Coronavirus

Expedia Launches a $275 Million Partner Recovery Plan That’s Very Different From Airbnb’s

Airbnb would have been eviscerated had it focused on a relief package for hosts that was primarily marketing credits. Expedia's recovery plan for partners isn't philanthropy, but although the company will likely take a revenue hit, it will benefit from increased partner engagement as the travel industry bounces back.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 4 years ago

Expedia Launches a $275 Million Partner Recovery Plan That’s Very Different From Airbnb’s

Online Travel

Expedia CEO Details Anti-Google Game Plan

Can Expedia Group wean itself away from Google, and avoid performance marketing spending when it doesn't hit return on investment targets? New CEO Peter Kern said the coronavirus crisis presents an opportunity to chase these goals. Kern will be judged on what progress he can make toward achieving such previously elusive ambitions.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 4 years ago

Expedia CEO Details Anti-Google Game Plan

Coronavirus

Short-Term Rental Firms Face Backlash Over Sharply Different Coronavirus Cancellation Policies

It's a decisive moment for short-term rental companies. When it comes to coronavirus-addled short-term rental cancellation and refund policies, Airbnb sided with guests while Vrbo shrugged its shoulders to soothe property managers and owners. Who has the longer memory?

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 4 years ago

Short-Term Rental Firms Face Backlash Over Sharply Different Coronavirus Cancellation Policies