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Opinion / Online

Short-term rental industry must do a better job vetting travelers

By Carl Shepherd | 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. Read More

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Taking a cue from vacation rentals, RV rentals professionalize

By Jill Menze | December 17, 2021

RV rental marketplaces have boomed amid the pandemic, in many ways mirroring the trajectory of home-share sites. Read More

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European regulators poised for rental rules shake-up

By Linda Fox | 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. Read More

News / Technology

HomeAway alums spearhead $200M investment SPAC

By Kevin May | 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. Read More

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VIDEO: Peter Kern on how COVID gave Expedia Group “courage”

By Jill Menze | 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. Read More

News / Online

InPhocus, episode 25 - Vrbo president Jeff Hurst on its 25-year legacy

By Kevin May | 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. Read More

News / Online

Expedia signals private accommodation could be the recovery leader

By Kevin May | July 7, 2020

In an unscheduled financial filing yesterday, Expedia Group says its Vrbo brand is the largest contributor to gradually improving booking behavior. Read More

News / Technology

VIDEO: Where the next great travel company will emerge

By Kevin May | 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. Read More

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Expedia Group retires HomeAway, moves customers over to Vrbo

By Mitra Sorrells | 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. Read More

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Expedia Group names Peter Kern as new CEO, lands $3B financing package

By Mitra Sorrells | 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... Read More

Opinion / Online

Lessons to reflect on after Expedia Group board presses the nuclear button

By Yeoh Siew Hoon - WebInTravel | 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. Read More

Interview / Online

Sounding Off: Rebrands are brave but sometimes don't go far enough

By PhocusWire | 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. Read More

News / Online

Vrbo tests unbranded listings, upsets property managers

By Mitra Sorrells | October 30, 2019

Property managers are not pleased with Vrbo's test of removing property management company names from listings. Read More

News / Distribution

Expedia Group fully acquires CanadaStays to boost vacation rental presence up north

By Jill Menze | August 22, 2019

CanadaStays, with which Expedia Group has had a strategic partnership since 2015, will be integrated into the Vrbo brand. Read More

Opinion / Distribution

What’s next for Google’s expansion into vacation rentals?

By James Burrows - Rentals United | 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? Read More

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