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News / Online

Vrbo puts new emphasis on helping its best hosts

By Kevin May | April 13, 2021

To qualify as a Premier Host, owners must have a 90% or higher acceptance rate of guests, have cancelled on guests on less than 5% of occasions and have higher than a 4.3 rating from guests. Read More

Interview / Technology

In The Big Chair - Julie Brinkman of Beyond Pricing

By Jill Menze | April 13, 2021

Julie Brinkman joined Beyond Pricing as COO in early 2020, quickly becoming CEO as she led the short-term rental revenue management platform through the pandemic. Read More

News / Online

Overwhelming majority of Americans will travel this year

By Jamie Biesiada - Travel Weekly | April 13, 2021

Travel Technology Association’s poll found that 80% of respondents are likely to travel in 2021. Read More

News / Online

My Method... How Vrbo is using a privacy-conscious marketing strategy

By Wendell Lansford - Wyng | April 12, 2021

In the first three months, 80,000 users completed the Vrbo Vacay Finder quiz and 25% of them clicked to book a trip. Read More

Interview / Online

Sounding Off: Travelers may have other goals than doing the right thing

By PhocusWire | April 9, 2021

The best hope that anyone can have right now is that people will actually come through on the industry's desire to capitalize on pent-up demand AND do so in a way that at least illustrates signs of a... Read More

News / Online

Stay home or venture out? How consumers view post-vaccine travel

By Jill Menze | April 9, 2021

As the vaccine rollout continues, questions arise around what travel will ultimately look like – and how businesses can compete - in this new environment. Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: Membership is the highest form of travel loyalty

By PhocusWire | April 9, 2021

Bryan Rand, president at Vacation Innovations, believes that private accommodation, hotels and timeshares are ideally placed to nurture customers to become loyal members. Read More

News / Online

Trip.com Group hopes to raise $1.4B from second public listing in Hong Kong

By Kevin May | April 8, 2021

The second IPO will be the first online travel company to proceed with a dual listing in both the U.S. and Hong Kong. Read More

News / Technology

Guesty acquires MyVR as consolidation continues in short-term rentals

By Jill Menze | April 8, 2021

With MyVR, Guesty says it “effectively makes the company the largest short-term rental property management platform worldwide.” Read More

News / Distribution

Travelport unifies services in new Travelport+ platform, replacing three legacy brands

By Mitra Sorrells | April 7, 2021

CEO Greg Webb says the new Travelport+ platform better positions the company to serve "the blossoming retail structure of travel." Read More

News / Technology

As governments diverge on health passports, consumers accept them

By Linda Fox | April 7, 2021

Fear of having personal information compromized by hackers is the main concern of travelers when it comes to sharing health data. Read More

News / Technology

How digital health passes bring biometrics in aviation much closer

By Linda Fox | April 7, 2021

Progress in facial recognition technology and reduced development costs are bringing seamless travel a step closer. Read More

News / Online

Hipmunk founders launch Flight Penguin to take on Kayak in metasearch

By Jill Menze | April 5, 2021

Founded by Hipmunk's Adam Goldstein and Steve Huffman, Flight Penguin is a Chrome extension that shows "unbiased and uncorrupted" search results. Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: Bringing loyalty to travel's hottest sector

By PhocusWire | April 5, 2021

While the sector is not new by any means, brands are still unsure of the best way to gain loyalty from their guests and ensure they have the attention of travelers every time they consider a new trip. Read More