All posts tagged "ota"

It only takes listening to a couple of earnings calls from publicly traded hospitality companies to know...

In the never-ending battle for winning online bookings, OTAs and major hotel brands have become even more...

The vacation rental (VR) industry is undergoing a renaissance as the COVID-19 pandemic transitions out of its...

My experience on this topic began with a foundation in the hotel industry where I saw distribution,...

Property detail pages (PDPs) on your website, as well as the vacation property’s assets you provide to...

Some History While extended stays or mid-term stays (these go by many names) have been a hot...

This year was off to a solid start for many vacation rental management companies. Summer reservations were...

Over the last several years, four CEOs have led online travel agencies (OTAs) in feeding the top...

Coming off of the successful launch of the NorthwestStays Marketplace for professional vacation rental hosts, Fetch My...

As we start the New Year our industry can expect more changes.  From this, we expect to see...

Lexicon Travel has added vacation rental industry veteran Michelle Marquis to its leadership team as Chief Revenue...

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

Initially flying under the radar, Condo-World has rapidly expanded its reach and is now aggregating resort condominium...

For travelers, investors, and online marketplaces, the lines are blurring that divide extended stay hotels, apartment hotels...

In after-hours trading, Expedia, Inc. shares fell 17 percent as the company missed analysts’ quarterly profit estimate...

On February 7—for the first time in the history of the vacation rental industry—property managers and homeowners...

With #BookDirect, a.k.a. Guest Education Day, fast approaching on February 7, vacation rental managers and owners are...

Simon Lehmann discusses the future of the vacation rental industry, Airbnb, HomeAway, and upcoming challenges and opportunities  When...

I keep six honest serving-men (They taught me all I knew); Their names are What and Why...

At industry events, including VRM Intel Live, industry experts often talk about what hotels learned from working...

AirBnb did not waste any time in taking action to incorporate last week’s California Coastal Commission 9-2...

Google is moving into vacation rentals, and the decision is expected to significantly change the way travelers...

Watch out, Mika and Joe! Vacation rental industry powerhouses, Sarah Bradford and Tim Cafferty, have joined forces...

“The Tech-Enabled Vacation Rental Manager” examined the increase of technology functionality utilized by property managers (PMs) to...