Savvy Takes Billboard Fight to Vrbo to Push Its Vacation Rentals
The billboards are a nice attention-grabber for Savvy. If Savvy can scale its business, then it might really become part of the conversation.
Dennis Schaal is Skift’s Founding Editor and Executive Editor. Dennis has been a reporter focusing on online travel and short-term rentals for more than two decades at Skift, Tnooz, USA Today, and Travel Weekly. He is well-known for tough one-on-one interviews on stage at Skift events, including with the CEOs and top execs of Expedia, Uber, Booking Holdings, Priceline, Kayak, Hopper, and more.
SCOOP: Airbnb Co-Founder Joe Gebbia Is Stepping Down From Airbnb.org
Joe Gebbia's participation in Airbnb.org became untenable.
Booking.com Subject to Bogus Short-Term Rental Listings, Investigation Finds
Fake short-term rental listings are indeed an industrywide problem, but Booking.com seems to get more than its fair share of sketchy listings and fraudulent messages to guests.
Inside the Vacasa Bidding War — The Unfolding Battle
With Davidson Kempner's latest bid for Vacasa at $5.83 per share and the Vacasa board-endorsed bid from Casago at $5.30 per share, one thing is certain — this is not the end of the story.
Exclusive: HotelTonight Launches Airbnb’s First Discount Program
Could this Airbnb-HotelTonight collaboration portend greater integration between the two and even signal the start of an Airbnb loyalty program?
European Commission Finds Google Favors Its Own Travel Listings, Violates Competition Rules
Skift has been arguing for more than a decade that Google creates an anti-competitive playing field by self-preferencing its own travel businesses over those of competitors. The European Commission's wheels are turning very slowly.
Airbnb Calls Vrbo Billboards ‘Confused’ and ‘Desperate’
Airbnb isn't happy with Vrbo's more aggressive advertising strategy. But as a challenger brand, Vrbo feels the need to score some points.
SCOOP: Former CNBC Host Acquires Reservations.com
This is the next chapter for Reservations.com after a cancelled SPAC deal in 2022.
Air India CEO: ‘The Power is in Our Hands’ to Capture Outbound Travel Demand
Will Air India be able to seize the opportunity? While the airline industry is being hampered by a myriad of supply constraints, the airline has a lot of cards it can play.
SCOOP: VTrips’ Steve Milo Is Out as CEO
VTrips has been under pressure for some time, and will need a cash infusion to right the ship.