Online Travel News

The CFO switch isn't a good look for Expedia during the current tumultuous geopolitical climate and what that means for the travel industry.

OpenAI just made travel operators' jobs that much easier

This is the second investigation by Italy's regulators into Booking.com's competitive practices.

Capital One closed a deal this month to acquire the Hopper tech that powered Capital One Travel, and hired around 150 Hopper employees. I reported exclusively five months ago that this deal was going to happen.

The Hopper tech acquisition, along with that of Discover and Brex, position Capital One Travel to get much more competitive with American Express and Chase Travel in going after luxury and business travelers.

Mandatory registration had reduced the number of illegal short-term rentals in the city, but hosts have found a way around the restrictions.

Turns out you can probably find some entire-home short-term rental listings in New York City, after all, because hosts take lawfully registered listings and convert them into illegal ones. Airbnb isn't required to take any action to limit the practice — and apparently isn't doing so.

There's a loophole that doesn't require Airbnb to delist properties when hosts convert legal listings into illegal ones. Airbnb could help — but does it really want to?

Expedia’s CEO is pushing “trust” (six mentions in 20 minutes!) as the online travel agency’s path forward.

The online travel booking giant is touting its perceived edge against AI threats