Dennis Schaal

Dennis Schaal is Skift's Founding Editor and Executive Editor. Dennis has been a reporter focusing on online travel and short-term rentals for more than two decades at Skift, Tnooz, USA Today, and Travel Weekly. He is well-known for tough one-on-one interviews on stage at Skift events, including with the CEOs and top execs of Expedia, Uber, Booking Holdings, Priceline, Kayak, Hopper, and more.

Latest Stories

Online Travel

Uber Officials Downplay M&A After Expedia Deal Reports

Uber officials tamped down speculation that it is hungry for a big travel acquisition.

Dennis Schaal | 2 weeks ago

Uber Officials Downplay M&A After Expedia Deal Reports

Online Travel

Booking Holdings Points to Strength in Room Nights, Rentals, Flights, AI and Asia

The biggest company in travel thinks it has the building blocks for steady — if not dramatic — growth for years to come.

Dennis Schaal | 2 weeks ago

Booking Holdings Points to Strength in Room Nights, Rentals, Flights, AI and Asia

Online Travel

Booking.com to Guide Hotels Toward Third-Party Sustainability Certifications

Booking.com is getting more assertive than its peers in giving hotels an assist in getting sustainability certifications.

Dennis Schaal | 3 weeks ago

Booking.com to Guide Hotels Toward Third-Party Sustainability Certifications

Airlines

Skiplagged Still Offering American Airlines Tickets Despite $9.4 Million Judgment

A 2015 Skift headline asked whether the Skiplagged founder was naive about the power of airlines or an innovator. Multiple lawsuits later, the business is still holding its own.

Dennis Schaal | 3 weeks ago

Skiplagged Still Offering American Airlines Tickets Despite $9.4 Million Judgment

Short-Term Rentals

Airbnb Launches Host and Co-Host Matchmaker Service

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 Launches Host and Co-Host Matchmaker Service

Short-Term Rentals

Airbnb Bets Big on Domestic Travel in Japan with New Marketing Push 

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

Airbnb Bets Big on Domestic Travel in Japan with New Marketing Push 

Online Travel

Airbnb, Booking and Expedia: Expect More Stock Buybacks, Not Much M&A in 2025

Slow growth and not much merger and acquisition activity. Welcome to online travel's not "terribly exciting" period, according to BTIG.

Dennis Schaal | 1 month ago

Airbnb, Booking and Expedia: Expect More Stock Buybacks, Not Much M&A in 2025

Short-Term Rentals

Vacasa Founder Knocks Pacaso’s Fundraising as Deceptive

It's great that individuals can get in on a piece of the startup action — as long as they understand the investment.

Dennis Schaal | 1 month ago

Vacasa Founder Knocks Pacaso’s Fundraising as Deceptive

Hotels

Challenges For Hotels, Gains For Short-Term Rentals – 3 Charts

If stiff regulation doesn't get in the way, it is very likely that short-term rentals will take a chunk of market share from hotels. That's why you'll see more hotels getting into the vacation rental biz.

Dennis Schaal | 1 month ago

Challenges For Hotels, Gains For Short-Term Rentals – 3 Charts

Short-Term Rentals

Property Owners File Lawsuits Against Blueground Subsidiary in Brazil

This isn't a pretty look for Blueground and its Brazil subsidiary Tabas.

Dennis Schaal | 2 months ago

Property Owners File Lawsuits Against Blueground Subsidiary in Brazil