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Short-Term Rentals
HomeAway Co-founder Carl Shepherd thinks the vacation rental industry isn’t doing enough for individual hosts.
Elizabeth Casolo | 5 months ago
Online Travel
In Expedia Group's efficiency drive, there's a certain logic to killing some sub-brands as their market share plummets. But what about all those customers who still love Travelocity?
Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago
What's good for the goose is good for the Google. Or so Airbnb thinks.
In an era today when investors place a high value on profitability, our oral history of short-term rentals includes regrets from those who were too risk-averse to grab an opportunity.
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Longtime Vrbo executive Jeff Hurst, who was chief operating officer of Expedia brands and formerly Vrbo's president, is leaving the company. Jeff Hurst, a former Vrbo president, at an Expedia Group conference in Las Vegas in 2019. Source: Expedia Group. This follows the exit in September of John Kim, who was president of Expedia Marketplace,…
Expedia's John Kim is stepping down to take a new role at PayPal as executive vice president, chief product officer, beginning Sept. 26. Kim, who was once in the running to replace CEO Mark Okerstrom after his shock departure in 2019, leaves after a stint of more than 10 years at the travel brand. He…
Matthew Parsons | 2 years ago
Marriott might have made a great investment had it bought a chunk of Airbnb in 2015. Ultimately, Marriott opted to build its own with Homes & Villas.
The phrase "listen to the customer" is a cliche. But in the early days of the vacation rental business, the smart move was to listen to what the marketplace was saying rather than force feed it the opposite.
Rashaad Jorden | 2 years ago
Airbnb broke things as a startup, but a second generation of executives starting in 2013 knew the maturing business had to start playing by some of the rules. Part II of this oral history details many of these changes, as well as the clash between individual owners and property managers.
