Alternative Accommodation

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News / Technology

Sabre on hospitality marketplace development, attribute selling

By Linda Fox | June 14, 2022

Sabre Hospitality solutions senior vice president Frank Trampert discusses the evolution of hotel technology, marketplace development and the need for investment. Read More

News / Online

Airbnb adds new safety feature for solo travelers

By Jill Menze | June 13, 2022

Airbnb will automatically activate a special in-app experience when a solo guest books a private or shared room. Read More

News / Online

Sykes gains caravan rentals foothold with latest acquisition

By Linda Fox | June 13, 2022

Sykes has acquired UKcaravans4hire, which offers about 6,000 holiday homes in the U.K. Read More

News / Online

Travel SPACs are facing a reckoning

By Jill Menze | June 13, 2022

Some of the more high-profile SPACs in travel are facing scrutiny as valuations plummet and cost-cutting measures take hold. Read More

News / Online

JetBlue's trip booking platform adds Peek, Vacasa inventory

By Mitra Sorrells | June 13, 2022

JetBlue's trip booking platform Paisly now includes activities inventory from Peek and vacation rentals from Vacasa. Read More

From Our Partners / Technology

VIDEO: The democratization of technology in travel

By PhocusWire | June 13, 2022

Cloudbeds co-founder and CEO Adam Harris explains how a platform model of cloud software can provide meaningful data and analytics. Read More

From Our Partners / Distribution

How to execute a commercial strategy, break down silos and increase efficiency with the new Overview

By Nadine Böttcher - OTA Insight | June 13, 2022

OTA Insight's new platform puts a hotel's key metrics in one place. Read More

News / Startups

Sonder restructuring to include layoffs, growth limits

By Chris Davis - Business Travel News | June 10, 2022

Sonder is laying off 21% of its corporate employees and 7% of its front-line staff. Read More

News / Online

Altido continues growth with two acquisitions

By Jill Menze | June 8, 2022

The European property management company has acquired Flatty and A & A Apartments & Boats. Read More

News / Startups

Guest experience platform Duve raises $10M

By Mitra Sorrells | June 6, 2022

Duve says it currently serves more than 1,000 properties in more than 64 countries and will use the funding to fuel its growth. Read More

News / Online

HomeToGo fully acquires vacation rental tech provider SECRA

By Jill Menze | June 1, 2022

HomeToGo’s acquisition of the Germany-based company is its third this year. Read More

News / Online

Snapchat unveils dynamic ads service for travel advertisers

By Linda Fox | June 1, 2022

The social media platform says it will serve the most relevant ads to Snapchatters interested in travel. Read More

Opinion / Startups

Tighter capital markets will test travel startups

By Bryan Auchterlonie - Destination Capital | May 31, 2022

In an uncertain capital market cycle, thinly capitalized growth companies will be more exposed and need to respond faster. Read More

News / Startups

Short-term rental SaaS startup Hostfully raises $4M seed funding

By Mitra Sorrells | May 26, 2022

Founded in 2016, Hostfully will use the funding to add capabilities to its products, including a native mobile app. Read More

News / Online

Airbnb is shutting its China business

By Jill Menze | May 24, 2022

Airbnb will remove its Chinese listings this summer due to "costly and complex" operations. Read More

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