Articles tagged “vacasa”

Today’s briefing tells listeners about the global travel outlook for the new year, Accor’s luxury focus, and more on Vacasa’s acquisition.

No company has been able to massively scale vacation rental property management despite rollup strategies that have often worked in other sectors. Will Casago-Vacasa be able to do it through a hotel-like franchising model or will that have its own pitfalls?

Vacasa got hammered in the public markets and needed to go private. Whether Casago and Rootstock have the wherewithal to right the ship is an open question.

Fairly founder and CEO Eric Breon is getting a do-over of sorts when it comes to what he helped build earlier as the founder and CEO of Vacasa. The test will be whether he can scale Fairly's business and make it more responsive to the needs of homeowners and guests.

It's great that individuals can get in on a piece of the startup action — as long as they understand the investment.

Vacasa's weaknesses were apparent well before the vacation rental market turned soft. Now, they're even tougher to fix.

Discount travel sites tend to do well during times when vacation rentals and hotels aren't selling well on more traditional travel sites. Expedia/Vrbo's deal with Whimstay may reflect those market dynamics.

The easier route for platforms to scale listings is to contract with property managers. But Airbnb thinks that the secret sauce is individual hosts.

Don't panic over vacation rental rants online! Our research reveals these are growing pains, but not a sign of doom. Travelers still like vacation rentals for the space, affordability, and convenience they offer. This unique blend ensures continued popularity among travelers.

Today's podcast looks at the devaluing of frequent flyer miles, Hyatt's new boost, and Vacasa next round of layoffs.