OTAs

This week, Airbnb announced its acquisition of Luckey Homes, a property management company based in France. The news...

Airbnb wants professional property management companies to know its aim is to work more closely with the...

The Second Annual #BookDirect Guest Education Day, recurring on the first Wednesday in February, is set for...

Last week, HomeAway announced its release of virtual tours for vacation rentals listed on HomeAway and VRBO....

Founded in 1985, Condo-World has had the opportunity to serve both owners and guests in an evolving...

Consistency Drives Convergence In a recent USA Today article on why Airbnb and similar sharing economy businesses are dwindling in popularity, this quote caught my eye:...

Airbnb currently offers 5 million listings in 191 markets (compared to HomeAway, which lists 1.6 million properties)....

Alternative accommodations, short-term rentals, vacation rentals—however you label this fast-growing lodging sector—there’s no denying its impact on...

At the recent Skift Global Forum, Expedia CEO Mark Okerstrom fielded on-stage questions from Skift founding editor, Dennis...

Hoteliers are debating the amount of focus that should be given to direct bookings. Recent PhocusWire articles, written...

Last week at the LiveRez Partner Conference in Boise, Shaun Stewart, chief business development officer of Waymo...

Today, Stay Alfred announced it has raised $47 million in a Series B round led by Nine...

Vacasa announced it has purchased Oasis Collections, a short-term rental company with listings in U.S. and international...

In a fireside chat at HomeAway’s Rezfest yesterday, HomeAway president John Kim and Expedia Group brand president Aman...

Earlier today at Skift Global Forum in New York, Skift founder Rafat Ali and Hyatt CEO Mark...

Google’s Richard Holden, vice president of product management, and Rob Torres, managing director of advertising and marketing for...

HomeAway announced Monday it has launched a new collection of pet-friendly homes on HomeAway.com. For bookings made...

Is there any end in sight to the booking battle between hotels and OTAs? Can we at...

Airbnb, HomeAway, and advocacy group Share San Diego announced yesterday a referendum petition to overturn the effective...

Last week HomeAway submitted a short-term rental policy proposal to the city of New Orleans. Its Whole-Home, Whole-Community...

This week vacation rental listing site Vacayrx launched a crowdfunding campaign and plans to use the funds to promote...

In September 2016, LeisureLink, a widely used channel management company, announced that it was ceasing operations and...

HomeAway remains the undeniable leader in delivering third-party revenue for core vacation markets in the United States....

Airbnb started it. We all know the story by now. Airbnb founders Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia...