As another U.S. election season heats up in 2016, it's important to mark the ways in which travel industry money will affect both election outcomes and future regulation.
Tansler enters a space where the Expedia-HomeAway deal has done astronomically more to shake up the vacation rental sector than the former is currently capable of. But the idea of adding a new level of competition to vacation rentals that already exists with hotels with sites like BackBid is something to get excited about.
The latest revenue numbers from Airbnb explain why Expedia is acquiring HomeAway, the Priceline Group is touting its 21 million bookable rooms, and Wall Street analysts are questioning hotel-chain CEOs on the prospect of selling hotel rooms through Airbnb.