All posts tagged "tripadvisor"

At this week’s Skift Global Forum, Airbnb cofounder and CEO Brian Chesky told an audience of travel...

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

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

Expedia’s recent revenue miss is flushing out the true state of OTAs as it relates to our...

Google has officially jumped into the vacation rental industry, leading to both excitement and trepidation among rental...

The Scope of the Vacation Rental Industry has Broadened, Forever Changing the Playing Field for Property Managers...

Spring is a time for renewal, and there’s no better time to freshen up your digital strategy....

By John Dalton Only a small percentage of the traveling public knows condo hotels exist. Many tourism...

I once spoke at VRMA conferences about the changes, expense, and reality of OTAs coming into the...

There’s an old Irish blessing that goes, “May the holes in your net be no larger than...

Although the Second Annual #BookDirect Guest Education Day is winding to a close, vacation rental managers, homeowners,...

Reinventing The Wheel #bookdirect day won’t bring you direct bookings – This article will. Tomorrow (February 6th)...

Netflix users in the US can add another vacation rental reality series to their watch list: “Instant...

A dozen years ago, before HomeAway acquired VRBO and before vacation rentals had any presence with major...

Over the last two decades, experienced vacation rental professionals have predicted market performance using a set of economic indicators, including real estate activity, consumer confidence, unemployment, hotel...

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

BookingPal is pleased to announce the addition of Sam Gilliland to its board of directors. Gilliland is...

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:...

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

MyVR’s $6.1 million Series A funding last December is being deployed in part to grow its first...

VRM Intel is partnering with Skift Global Forum taking place September 27-28, 2018 in New York, NY. Use...

Booking Holdings-owned Booking.com has been fascinating to watch as it has emerged as a leader in vacation...

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

Remember when providing linens or cleaning the property post-stay entailed additional charges to the customer? And renting linens...