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Short-term rental industry must do a better job vetting travelers
By Carl Shepherd
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April 25, 2022
The co-founder of HomeAway says, with property owners becoming farther removed from those renting their properties, a new, stronger system is needed to minimize the chance of tragedy.
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Taking a cue from vacation rentals, RV rentals professionalize
By Jill Menze
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December 17, 2021
RV rental marketplaces have boomed amid the pandemic, in many ways mirroring the trajectory of home-share sites.
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European regulators poised for rental rules shake-up
By Linda Fox
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December 15, 2021
The aim of the Commission's initiative is the development of “responsible, fair and trusted growth in short-term rentals” as part of wider tourism ecosystem, with Europe-wide rules to be put in place.
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HomeAway alums spearhead $200M investment SPAC
By Kevin May
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March 9, 2021
The SPAC is head by chairman Brian Sharples, who served as co-founder and CEO of HomeAway until 2016, alongside CEO Cotter Cunningham, previously founder, chairman and CEO of RetailMeNot.
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VIDEO: Peter Kern on how COVID gave Expedia Group “courage”
By Jill Menze
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December 29, 2020
Speaking at his first Phocuswright Conference since assuming leadership of Expedia Group, Peter Kern discussed the company's multi-brand strategy, Google and more.
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InPhocus, episode 25 - Vrbo president Jeff Hurst on its 25-year legacy
By Kevin May
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October 23, 2020
Jeff Hurst talks about the key moments in the Vrbo story, the impact that the arrival of Airbnb had on the short-term rental marketplace and what the sector might evolve into next.
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Expedia signals private accommodation could be the recovery leader
By Kevin May
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July 7, 2020
In an unscheduled financial filing yesterday, Expedia Group says its Vrbo brand is the largest contributor to gradually improving booking behavior.
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VIDEO: Where the next great travel company will emerge
By Kevin May
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June 29, 2020
An individual iPhone 10 in 2020 contains more computing power than every computer in 1986 on the planet - that's a fact that is often hard to get your head around.
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Expedia Group retires HomeAway, moves customers over to Vrbo
By Mitra Sorrells
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June 23, 2020
Expedia Group is getting rid of the HomeAway brand in the United States as it works to simplify its global vacation rental portfolio.
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Expedia Group names Peter Kern as new CEO, lands $3B financing package
By Mitra Sorrells
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April 23, 2020
The announcement today from chairman and senior executive Barry Diller also includes a new CFO and $3.2 billion in new capital - $2 billion coming as debt financing and $1.2 billion an equity investment...
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Lessons to reflect on after Expedia Group board presses the nuclear button
By Yeoh Siew Hoon - WebInTravel
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December 6, 2019
Clearly, Mark Okerstrom's "Everest" was deemed one mountain too high by the chairman of the board, Barry Diller - but the ex-CEO was trying his hardest.
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Sounding Off: Rebrands are brave but sometimes don't go far enough
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November 15, 2019
Perhaps the biggest opportunity to simply run every type of accommodation under the Expedia brand, with the power that its platform has in the marketplace, was dismissed too quickly.
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Vrbo tests unbranded listings, upsets property managers
By Mitra Sorrells
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October 30, 2019
Property managers are not pleased with Vrbo's test of removing property management company names from listings.
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Expedia Group fully acquires CanadaStays to boost vacation rental presence up north
By Jill Menze
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August 22, 2019
CanadaStays, with which Expedia Group has had a strategic partnership since 2015, will be integrated into the Vrbo brand.
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What’s next for Google’s expansion into vacation rentals?
By James Burrows - Rentals United
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August 16, 2019
With Google entering the vacation rental market, what future developments could impact direct bookings, guest experience, customer ownership and the current ecosystem?
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