Alternative Accommodation

PhocusWire's in-depth coverage of the alternative accommodation sector, featuring news, analysis, interviews, research and more on home-sharing, short-term rentals, timeshare, homestays and other property types.

Interview / Online

CEO Spotlight: Eric Goldreyer of Savvy

By Morgan Hines | February 26, 2025

Eric Goldreyer has spent three decades in the travel industry, with a focus on short-term rentals as founder of BedandBreakfast.com back in 1995 and later co-founder of TurnKey Vacation Rentals. Read More

News / Online

A look at how U.S. travelers plan and book lodging

By Phocuswright Research | February 25, 2025

It seems many travelers start planning with a specific place in mind (almost six in 10), but one-third need to narrow down their choice from a few options. Read More

News / Online

Booking Holdings' Fogel bullish on agentic AI amid strong 2024 results

By Morgan Hines | February 20, 2025

Booking Holdings reported record revenue of $23.7 billion in 2024 and saw accelerated growth in room nights for alternative accommodations during the fourth quarter. Read More

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: Boom wants to revolutionize property management with AI

By Morgan Hines | February 19, 2025

Boom alleviates the burden of manual operations for property managers by automating guest communications, task management, reporting and more. Read More

News / Distribution

Sonder shares further details on Marriott deal

By Chris Davis - BTN | February 14, 2025

Marriott International has agreed to pay the company $15 million as part of a recent licensing deal. Read More

News / Online

Airbnb to spend up to $250M on new businesses in 2025

By Morgan Hines | February 13, 2025

Co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky and his team stopped short of sharing what those new businesses will be specifically. Read More

News / Online

Dertour Group acquires remaining Hotelplan Group brands

By Morgan Hines | February 12, 2025

Following HomeToGo's acquisition of Interhome, Dertour Group has acquired the remaining Hotelplan Group businesses from Migros. Read More

News / Online

Mint House boosts portfolio with acquisition of Locale

By Linda Fox | February 12, 2025

The addition of Locale will bring the Mint House portfolio to 22 properties in 13 markets in the United States, which includes several new openings slated for this year. Read More

News / Technology

PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Amadeus, Volantio, Blockskye and more

By PhocusWire | February 7, 2025

Keep up with all the latest people, partner and product news from around the global travel industry. Read More

News / Online

Phocuswright Europe 2025: New Age(nts) in the spotlight

By PhocusWire | February 7, 2025

Join the industry's leading thinkers at Phocuswright Europe in Barcelona from June 10-12 to debate and dissect the latest developments, share insights and help formulate strategy. Read More

News / Online

Expedia Group CEO outlines three strategies for using AI in the year ahead

By Mitra Sorrells | February 6, 2025

The company finished 2024 strong with double-digit percentage growth in room nights, gross bookings and revenue in the final quarter. Read More

News / Online

Vacasa considering higher offer from existing shareholder

By Linda Fox | February 4, 2025

Vacasa shares rose 2.4% on news of an offer coming in before markets opened Tuesday from existing shareholder Davidson Kempner Capital Management that is higher than the one offered by Casago. Read More

News / Technology

PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Savvy, Accelya, Travel Ledger and more...

By PhocusWire | January 31, 2025

Keep up with all the latest people, partner and product news from around the global travel industry. Read More

News / Online

Henrik Kjellberg departs Awaze after six years as CEO

By Linda Fox | January 31, 2025

Kjellberg has led the company since 2018 when it was formed through the acquisition of the European rental arms of Wyndham Worldwide by Platinum Equity for $1.3 billion. Read More