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Articles tagged “vrbo”

Online Travel

Exclusive: Hopper Terminates Booking.com Partnership in Preemptive Strike

Hopper is in a much deeper state of hurt than it is letting on. It has a trimmed down vision to focus on direct hotel relationships after two of the biggest online travel agencies in the world departed as partners.

Dennis Schaal | 8 months ago

Exclusive: Hopper Terminates Booking.com Partnership in Preemptive Strike

Online Travel

Hopper Contracts With Hotel Bedbanks After Losing Expedia Partnership

Few believed Hopper's statement in July that losing the Expedia partnership would have no impact. Now we know that Hopper began working on hotel deals to make itself whole and expand.

Dennis Schaal | 8 months ago

Hopper Contracts With Hotel Bedbanks After Losing Expedia Partnership

Online Travel

Expedia Group’ EG Labs Will Let You Test New AI Products

EG Labs, which would provide a way for consumers to provide feedback for Expedia Group product betas, is itself a test. It seems as though an active feedback loop would provide more insights than merely observing user behavior.

Dennis Schaal | 8 months ago

Expedia Group’ EG Labs Will Let You Test New AI Products

Short-Term Rentals

Vrbo Will Penalize Hosts Who Cancel Bookings

Vrbo is reiterating the message that the traveler's experience is key to building demand and a strong business.

Srividya Kalyanaraman | 8 months ago

Vrbo Will Penalize Hosts Who Cancel Bookings

Short-Term Rentals

For the Love of Charts: Airbnb Vs. Vrbo

Happy hump day, folks – let's get into it. I was reading this latest report from Skift’s director of research Wouter Geerts: Airbnb vs Vrbo in 20 Charts, and here are a few stats I find interesting.

Srividya Kalyanaraman | 8 months ago

Short-Term Rentals

Short-Term Rental Searches in NYC: Illegal Listings, Hotels, and Stays in New Jersey

Given NYC's tepid pace of approving host registrations of shared spaces, the most prevalent choices now on major short-term rental platforms are illegal listings and hotels.

Dennis Schaal | 8 months ago

Short-Term Rental Searches in NYC: Illegal Listings, Hotels, and Stays in New Jersey

Online Travel

Affirm Signs Booking.com as Latest Buy Now, Pay Later Partner

You probably can't blame travel companies for giving travelers more options for financing their vacations. But which will be the first to run a YouTube ad on how to responsibly budget for your next trip?

Dennis Schaal | 8 months ago

Affirm Signs Booking.com as Latest Buy Now, Pay Later Partner

Short-Term Rentals

Airbnb vs. Vrbo: Pitting the Largest Short-Term Rental Platforms Against Each Other

Everything you'd want to know about the two largest short-term rental online travel agents (OTAs) in a 20-chart factbook.

Wouter Geerts | 8 months ago

Airbnb vs. Vrbo: Pitting the Largest Short-Term Rental Platforms Against Each Other

Short-Term Rentals

When Vrbo Hosts Charge Junk Fees

Welcome back, it’s a brand new day to talk about junk fees — as discussed on TikTok. A viral video posted by a comedian scoffs at short-term rentals and sometimes-exorbitant “host fees.”

Srividya Kalyanaraman | 9 months ago

Short-Term Rentals

NYC’s Host Registration Verification System Isn’t Ready on Airbnb Crackdown Day

New York City isn't a nimble tech company, for sure. It's untenable for the city to mandate a September 5 enforcement deadline to implement new host registration rules when the city hasn't met its side of the bargain.

Dennis Schaal | 9 months ago

NYC’s Host Registration Verification System Isn’t Ready on Airbnb Crackdown Day