Articles tagged “sharing”

TripAdvisor, Expedia, and other big booking brands will never have the buzz that Airbnb commands, but they do have the consumers. Whether or not they can get them interested in their urban products is another matter.

Whether official or unofficial, the recent studies of Airbnb activity are revealing more and more about the business happening on Airbnb.

We love disruptive businesses, but unless they have deep, deep pockets the sin first, ask forgiveness later approach isn't a winning strategy.

Airbnb: potential distribution partner or industry threat? Some hotel companies and booking sites say neither, while others are keeping a watchful eye on both the positive and negative effects Airbnb may create.

With technology innovation and a thriving online distribution landscape, vacation rental owners are taking their businesses to new heights. Technology is revolutionizing the vacation rental at a multitude of touchpoints.

Big brand hotels have evolved a long way to being more locally connected, but they should look toward the sharing brands to align themselves better with guest expectations.

Vacation rental owners can be a set-in-their-ways bunch. HomeAway's Sharples expects there to be resistance to Airbnb's efforts to break into vacation rentals in a big way. On the other hand, some vacation rental owners aren't happy with the mandate for online bookings, either.

While many hoteliers are dismissive of the sharing economy, Hyatt and Hilton Worldwide are either learning from it or at least taking a balanced view about the trend. Don't expect either to rent out couches anytime soon, though.

The traveling public is ready for a rolling container hotel caravan sold through Airbnb, but there's a lot of moving parts to get this up and running.

Airbnb is still hoping to deal with cities on its own terms, but New York City doesn't appear to want to play ball.