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Startup Pitch: GuestReady plots to ease workload of Airbnb hosts

By Kevin May | March 7, 2017

GuestReady is another of a growing number of service startups that have emerged to cater for the ecosystem that surrounds the sharing economy. Working with Airbnb hosts in London and a number of ci Read More

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Expedia ups the ante in Europe, undeterred by Priceline's Momondo deal

By Martin Cowen | February 17, 2017

Expedia Inc's CFO Mark Okerstrom is confident Europe remains a "huge opportunity" for its brands and promised it will be "more aggressive" in the region this year. Speaking at the Goldman Sachs Tec Read More

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RedAwning launches host and manager tools as rental market grows up

By Kevin May | February 17, 2017

Another marker in the continued maturing of the vacation rental business this week with one of the big franchise owners launching a major digital service for owners. RedAwning, the 100,000-strong n Read More

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Airbnb splashes out on Luxury Retreats in order to grow into new segment

By Kevin May | February 16, 2017

Interesting (and not unexpected) move by Airbnb confirmed this week with the acquisition of vacation rental platform Luxury Retreats. Terms of the deal were not disclosed but speculation in recent Read More

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HomeAway removes last remnant of independent guest-owner interaction

By Kevin May | January 31, 2017

HomeAway has split opinion over its decision to alter the way in which potential guests can interact with a property's owner. At the turn of 2017, HomeAway shifted the ability for a traveller to fi Read More

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Private accommodation travel bookings to reach $106 billion by 2018

By Kevin May | January 3, 2017

Private accommodation will account for almost a fifth of global hospitality bookings within two years - and the online travel agency giants are tipped to benefit. In terms of figures, financial ana Read More

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Expedia pushes vacation rentals with Dream Home game

By Kevin May | December 21, 2016

Expedia wants to get more of its core audience interested in (and buying) vacation rental trips, so is trying everything it can to raise awareness. Buying HomeAway for $3.8 billion was the big move Read More

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How Airbnb reckons it can change the traveller experience

By Viewpoints | December 19, 2016

There has been a great deal of discussion around what the launch of Trips means for Airbnb... and for travel more broadly (if anything). Commentary has come from all quarters, both within the compa Read More

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Airbnb and Homeaway hit back after fines in Barcelona

By Kevin May | November 25, 2016

Rental and sharing giants HomeAway and Airbnb have each been slapped with a $635,000 fine over alleged permit issues in the city of Barcelona. Administrators in the Spanish city say the pair have f Read More

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How to burst the bubble of Airbnb Trips in two phone calls

By Viewpoints | November 21, 2016

Last week Airbnb released what is essentially its first new product since the company's inception in 2008. The absolute leader in peer-to-peer rentals and a flagship innovator in the share economy, Read More

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Expedia's CEO talks long-term strategy

By Sean O'Neil | November 16, 2016

Yesterday Expedia Inc's chief executive Dara Khosrowshahi took a break at the Phocuswright Conference to speak with Tnooz about his company's strategy. Tnooz: As CEO you have to have the long-term Read More

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Travelers who take selfies remember their trips better, study claims

By Sean O'Neil | November 15, 2016

The conventional wisdom is that taking pictures reduces a traveler's chance of remembering a trip's details. This opinion was summed up nicely by the actress Julie Delpy in the 2007 movie 2 Days i Read More

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Expedia eyes alternative accommodation bounty, plots HomeAway integration

By Kevin May | October 28, 2016

Expedia will begin including vacation rental listings from stablemate HomeAway in the next few months as the battle for alternative accommodation heats up. The online travel agency will finally hav Read More

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What a promotion reveals about how Airbnb sees resort rentals

By Sean O'Neil | October 26, 2016

Next-generation hospitality company Airbnb has been running an old-fashioned hospitality promotion to try to grab a bigger slice of the rental market in traditional resort areas. This October, the Read More

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Short-term stays could be the long-term strategy for hotels to counter Airbnb

By Kevin May | October 6, 2016

A single datapoint contained in a Phocuswright study has illustrated where the hotel industry can fight back against the apparent rise of Airbnb et al. Obviously, the likes of Airbnb, HomeAway and Read More

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