JetBlue to Offer Short Term Rentals Soon
JetBlue is making a foray into the short term rental business, adding to its growing non-air portfolio of businesses that…
Sonder Accelerates Expansion of Its Hotel and Short Term Rental Model
Hospitality start-up Sonder has ambitions beyond short term rentals. The company is making a play in hotels with a vision…
Booking.com: Alternative Accommodations Account for One-Third of New Bookings in 3Q
Booking has 6.5 million listings in the alternative accommodation space. In the U.S., “alternative accommodations grew low double digits [in…
Slowdown Expected at Vrbo After Summer Peak
Expedia reported third-quarter earnings this week and Vrbo was a bright spot for the company this year offsetting a steep…
Pre-Occupied with Building a Policy Machine, Airbnb Missed Critical PR Wins
Airbnb is the face of the short term rental industry. It gets the majority of the news coverage and bears…
Danish Co-Living Start-up LifeX Raises €6 Million to Accelerate Expansion
Danish co-living start-up LifeX has raised €6 million ($7.1 million) to accelerate its European expansion. The company has received a…
Airbnb’s European Hosts to Pay 15% Fee, Guests No Longer Pay Fee
Airbnb is making a major change to its fee structure for European hosts and guests. Beginning December 7, Airbnb will…
Munich’s Limehome Boosts Series A Funding By €10 Million to €31 million
Munich-based hospitality startup Limehome got an additional €10 million, bringing its Series A funding to €31 million. The company received €21 million…
U.S. Travel Demand in 2021 Projected to Split Between Domestic and International
A majority of Americans have not committed to traveling internationally in 2021. If Covid-19 containment and management improve, there could…
Luxury Countryside ‘Private Hire’ Residences in Demand
With international travel curtailed and a continued desired for isolation vacations, rural lodgings are getting a lot of interest from…