Deanna Ting

Who are the biggest casualties of Airbnb's latest battle with New York City? For now it's the hosts.

With so many brands that fall under the luxury space, this makes sense but we wonder: what will happen to the other 20+ brands? How will Marriott contend with differentiating them, too?

Just in time for the holiday season. Let's hope this turns out to be a miracle for all parties involved.

Growing its portfolio in Latin America makes sense.

If the advent of artificial-intelligence-driven smart speakers like Google Home and Amazon Echo is any indication, the Internet of Things is that much closer to becoming a reality, even when we check into our hotel rooms.

Given increasing consolidation among hotel companies, we wonder if this is one of many such partnerships to come among smaller to mid-size players seeking to strengthen their direct relationships to customers.

If you want a deeper dive into Airbnb's larger strategy and vision, given the company's big product launch earlier this month, read on.

We're getting a bit more insight into exactly how Marriott is positioning all those 30 brands but it remains to be seen how any differences among those 30 will actually play out. All we can say is we certainly don't envy Tina Edmundson's Herculean task to distinguish each and every one of those brands going forward.

What can Airbnb learn from hotels and what can hotels learn from Airbnb? Watch this video to find out.

Let's just hope both sides can eventually reach a compromise in this ongoing saga between Airbnb and lawmakers in New York.