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.

VIDEO: Understanding the connected trip and what it means for travel brands
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VIDEO: Understanding the connected trip and what it means for travel brands
By PhocusWire | January 11, 2021
We speak to Ingenico's head of travel, Eric Liebman, about the definitions, use cases and how payments is a vital thread running through all parts of the process. Read More
Here's what happened in 2020, now be prepared for 2021
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Here's what happened in 2020, now be prepared for 2021
By PhocusWire | January 8, 2021
While many are eager to banish 2020 to a tightly sealed box, how the industry considers its options for the year ahead is based almost exclusively on what has come before. Read More
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VIDEO: How travel companies can move toward “future-proofing”
By Mitra Sorrells | January 6, 2021
Andrea Kates, managing director of consultancy Futureproofing: Next, explains the "pyramid of possibilities" at The Phocuswright Conference 2020. Read More
VIDEO: Kayak's Steve Hafner on pandemics, strategy and survival
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VIDEO: Kayak's Steve Hafner on pandemics, strategy and survival
By PhocusWire | January 5, 2021
Honest and interesting - just with fewer wisecracks than during normal years. That was Kayak CEO Steve Hafner's appearance at The Phocuswright Conference 2020. Read More
Airbnb occupancy rates not expected to recover until September 2021
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Airbnb occupancy rates not expected to recover until September 2021
By Jill Menze | January 5, 2021
Even with the COVID-19 vaccine, Airbnb occupancy rates aren't expected to recover until later this year; however, national daily rates are expected to grow throughout 2021. Read More
What vacation rentals can learn from hotels about growth
Opinion / Distribution
What vacation rentals can learn from hotels about growth
By Connor VanDaveer - Koddi | January 4, 2021
While the vacation rental and alternative accommodation markets have flourished recently, property owners and technology intermediaries can learn from their counterparts in the hotel space to keep this... Read More
VIDEO: How travel execs confronted the crisis - and their staffs
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VIDEO: How travel execs confronted the crisis - and their staffs
By PhocusWire | December 29, 2020
At the Phocuswright Conference, travel leaders discuss how confronting the threat – and often inevitability – of staffing reductions has been the most difficult part of the pandemic. Read More
VIDEO: Peter Kern on how COVID gave Expedia Group “courage”
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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
VIDEOS: PhocusWire's most popular interviews 2020
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VIDEOS: PhocusWire's most popular interviews 2020
By PhocusWire | December 24, 2020
We present a list of the most popular videos that we've produced at PhocusWire and those we've been involved with during Phocuswright's virtual conferences during 2020. Read More
What vacation rentals need to do in 2021
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What vacation rentals need to do in 2021
By Chinmai Sharma - RateGain | December 23, 2020
How can property owners and managers tap into this growing trend and price their offerings correctly? What should the traditional hotel managers be looking out for? Read More
Tech challenges (and coronavirus) were the focus for rental managers in 2020
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Tech challenges (and coronavirus) were the focus for rental managers in 2020
By Linda Fox | December 22, 2020
Short-term rental managers wouldn't wave away the pandemic with a magic wand, according to a Hostfully report. Read More
Travel trends in 2021 - prepare for a year of new opportunities
Opinion / Technology
Travel trends in 2021 - prepare for a year of new opportunities
By Amadeus | December 22, 2020
Predicting the future is impossible but imagining a way forward is critical. Here are six trends we see shaping travel in 2021. Read More
The most popular articles on PhocusWire in 2020
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The most popular articles on PhocusWire in 2020
By Kevin May | December 22, 2020
A year to forget - but a year in which the editorial team produced some of its best work since PhocusWire launched in November 2017. Read More
Hot and not in travel startup funding during pandemic-stricken 2020
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Hot and not in travel startup funding during pandemic-stricken 2020
By Linda Fox | December 18, 2020
Investments in travel startups slowed in 2020 but ground transportation and private accommodation remained in the spotlight. Read More
InPhocus, episode 31 - Getting the right signals for a recovery
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InPhocus, episode 31 - Getting the right signals for a recovery
By PhocusWire | December 18, 2020
Medallia's Geoff Ryskamp discusses everything from voice tech and social media to how brands have figured out what "signals" to listen to. Read More
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