Travel Industry Earnings Coverage

If they can't sell their homes, vacation rental owners tend to stay with their property managers. Making the proverbial lemonade out of lemons.

In years past, Expedia has often talked about integrating its tech platforms or leveraging its massive data trove. Will it actually spur innovation this time around?

Pity Hyatt. Just as the pandemic's dark clouds are lifting, market turmoil overshadows its optimism. Yet that isn't dimming Hyatt executives' outlook.

Strong pricing power combined with buoyant U.S. and European markets are helping IHG Hotels & Resorts edge closer to a full recovery, a first-quarter trading update reveals. But colleagues in its Shanghai office have a different outlook in their region.

Spirit Airlines thinks any potential merger with JetBlue would fall afoul of regulators. The risk just isn't worth it to Spirit, which underscored its commitment to Frontier's initial bid.

Royal Caribbean — like its rivals in the cruise industry — has had a brutal last two years. But it can finally see a light at the end of tunnel in large part because it fully believes that consumers aren't deterred by rising prices.

Lufthansa is buoyant on summer travel with vacationers expected to meet or exceed pre-pandemic levels. But there's a big wrinkle: staffing issues elsewhere in the airline industry could derail the return of travelers.

Tripadvisor CEO Steve Kaufer said Tripadvisor is "uniquely positioned as the world opens up again." Actually it isn't, as the company's first quarter performance shows. Yes, Tripadvisor has world-class traffic, and growing experiences and dining businesses, but it totally missed out on the short-term rental opportunity.

The vacation rental industry often touts the esprit de corps among industry lifers. Greeted with Booking.com ads for hosts at an Expedia partner conference in Sin City this week, Expedia officials weren't feeling that vibe.

Take that, online travel agencies. The world's largest hotelier not only drove more direct bookings but also saw strong growth in its loyalty program.