Barcelona to Ban All Short-Term Rentals by 2029
Many destinations in seeking to regulate short-term rentals try to balance the needs of locals with the benefits of tourism. Barcelona has had enough.
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.
Airbnb to Display Total Price by Default in California to Comply With New Law
Varying state laws on price transparency may become confusing for consumers and a more complex issue for short-term rental providers.
NYC Has Approved Just 2,242 Short-Term Rental Host Registrations
New York City has only approved a couple of thousand host registrations, and all for reservations where the host is present during the stay. That's great news for neighborhoods sick of house parties and illegal hotels, and dour news for tourists and short-term rental platforms.
Expedia Is Still Eliminating Brands. This Time It’s ebookers UK
There will clearly be more pruning to come as Expedia Group expands its One Key loyalty program to Europe, and takes hard looks at its brands and operations in countries around the world.
A Deep Dive Into Crafting a Data and AI Playbook in Travel
AI is only as good as the data that feeds it and the human ingenuity that drives it. This is not the time to retreat or watch from the sidelines. Travel has a narrow window of opportunity to engage, learn, and invest in data and AI. Teams playing the long game will benefit from the head start and drive innovation for the industry.
Sonder Exited 60 Buildings, Gains $10 Million in Refinancing Deal
Sonder is on a painful drive to rid itself of bad leases, to renegotiate others, and then it has to restate two years of earnings. This isn't easy stuff.
Inspirato Appeals Nasdaq Delisting Decision
This is another proof point that much of the SPAC trend of a few years ago was a dud.
Airbnb Thinks Its Edge Over Vrbo and Booking Is Individual Hosts
The easier route for platforms to scale listings is to contract with property managers. But Airbnb thinks that the secret sauce is individual hosts.
Airbnb Gets Cozier With Google, Ups Its Marketing Spend
Never say never in travel. Airbnb has moved away from Google marketing in years' past, but recently it's found a way to play there more efficiently.
Airbnb’s CFO on What Went Wrong With Experiences – and What the Fixes Are
Reading between the lines, Mertz was saying that Airbnb didn't offer experiences at the right time, and they weren't personalized and cheap enough. Like Booking.com, Airbnb does want a dose of the connected trip.