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Vrbo took a hit when Expedia reduced marketing during its tech migration. Now, the company is doing the work to bring it back.
Justin Dawes | 1 week ago
Short-Term Rentals
Turf wars between individual and professional hosts on Airbnb have been long-standing. Chesky isn't making friends with professional hosts when touting Airbnb's co-hosting network as a way to replace them.
Dennis Schaal | 1 week ago
Expedia was spun out of Microsoft before the turn of the century, and the two Seattle-based companies have always been tight. They just got a bit tighter.
Dennis Schaal | 2 weeks ago
The biggest company in travel thinks it has the building blocks for steady — if not dramatic — growth for years to come.
The U.S. vacation and short-term rental market has seen its supply growth rate drop in half over two years. It's like watching a sprinter decide to take up power walking.
Sean O'Neill | 4 weeks ago
Startups
Nineteen travel startups raised $1.1 billion near the start of October. Then it slowed down.
Justin Dawes | 4 weeks ago
Airbnb's expanded co-hosting service aims to make it easier for hosts to manage their homes, and to increase supply in the process.
Dennis Schaal | 4 weeks ago
Airbnb is going after Japan's domestic travelers, the largest part of the country's travel market. But it will take time to crack it.
Dennis Schaal | 1 month ago
Slow growth and not much merger and acquisition activity. Welcome to online travel's not "terribly exciting" period, according to BTIG.
It's great that individuals can get in on a piece of the startup action — as long as they understand the investment.
