Private Accommodation

GuestReady is planning future expansion boosted by a new investment of $6 million. Read More

Understanding and meeting the changing customer is going to become the single most important investment that hotels and chains make in the years ahead, after asset improvements and other infrastructure... Read More

The OTA's survey of 21,500 travelers globally reveals that 53% of travelers have decided not to book accommodation because of negative reviews about a host. Read More

The next generation of consumers don’t want one-size-fits-all rewards. They want to be recognized as individuals and they want rewards that are relevant to their needs and to their travel journey. Read More

The adventures, numbering more than 200 at the outset, are available either exclusively to Airbnb or provided by small local operators. Read More

As lines blur between platform and provider, there are some real questions around rate parity and price competitiveness in this brave new world. Read More

The search giant quietly updated the app's help page this week to reveal support for the product will cease after almost three years in the market. Read More

One of the greatest challenges for the international vacation and short-term rental industry today is providing a product with the level of consistency and standardization that guests increasingly... Read More

OYO Rooms now has distribution deals in place with every major online travel agency around the world. Read More

A study pitted flexible-capacity Airbnb against the fixed-capacity lodging industry to uncover how the sharing economy has changed hospitality. Read More

Where is there room for Booking.com - already one of the top players in online travel alongside Ctrip and Expedia - to grow? Read More

The first of our podcasts recorded during Phocuswright Europe in Amsterdam earlier this month is now available. Read More

Airbnb has another distribution partner to help bolster its hotel inventory. But this time it is aimed squarely at boosting its presence in China. Read More

For the final piece in our series on Latin America, we take a look at the current state and future outlook for distribution in hospitality and air. Read More

@Leisure's CEO Tobias Wann, who will become CEO for vacation homes at OYO Global, agreed to speak to PhocusWire during the recent Phocuswright Europe event in Amsterdam. Read More