U.S. Lobbying Roundup: Which Travel Companies Spent the Most
With Donald Trump back in the White House and a new GOP-controlled Congress, the travel industry has no choice but to keep spending.
Airbnb News
What started as AirBedandBreakfast.com has grown into a massive public company that IPOd in 2020. Airbnb is now the world’s largest online alternative-accommodation community, allowing millions of users to list, search, and rent authentic homestays and vacation-rental experiences in countless cities across the globe.
Travel Companies Were Big Donors to Trump’s Inauguration – See Who Gave
Trump administration policies will have a major impact on the travel industry so it’s no surprise companies felt a need to give.
Short-Term Rentals: Rising Recession Risks and Trump 2.0
The U.S. vacation rental industry remains relatively stable. But there are a host of challenges: an international travel slowdown, economic uncertainty, and labor shortages.
Airbnb Makes Total-Price Display Standard on Listings Worldwide
While Airbnb is doing the right thing by showing the total price before taxes worldwide, many property managers elsewhere on their own platforms still gouge guests with "gotcha" fees, making comparing prices from listing to listing a complex adventure.
Booking and Expedia Face Only ‘Modest’ Hit From a Drop in Cross-Border Travel
Booking's strength, which is Europe, and Expedia's, namely domestic U.S. travel, could give them somewhat of a shield if international travel to and from the U.S. tanks.
The Problem With Tracking Short-Term Rental Emissions: ‘How on Earth Do You Count Them?’
It can be tough to know where to start when it comes to counting emissions from guest stays, especially for individual short-term rental hosts. But as major travel companies commit to net-zero goals, can these emissions be ignored?
Growth Outlook for Online Travel Firms Cut in Half: Morningstar
Competitive moat or no moat, growth in online travel looks to be much more modest this year than previously expected.
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.
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.