vacation rentals

Travel Sites, Airbnb Get Boost In Domestic Short-Term Rental Bookings
Travel Sites, Airbnb Get Boost In Domestic Short-Term Rental Bookings
June 07, 2020  |  Travel Payments

As Americans seek relief from cabin fever after months of shelter-in-place orders due to the pandemic, vacation rentals are on the rise, Bloomberg reported. “People,...

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HomeToGo CEO: Why COVID-19 Will Change Summer Vacation, But Not Cancel It
HomeToGo CEO: Why COVID-19 Will Change Summer Vacation, But Not Cancel It
May 25, 2020  |  Travel Payments

Today is Memorial Day, the unofficial start of the U.S. summer travel season. Of course, summer will be far from normal this year, and consumers’ enthusiasm for travel...

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Coronavirus Prompts Airbnb To Suspend Beijing Check-Ins
Coronavirus Prompts Airbnb To Suspend Beijing Check-Ins
February 10, 2020  |  International

Airbnb is halting check-ins at all of its Beijing listings until March due to the Coronavirus outbreak and local policies in China, according to reports on...

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Taking A Sharing Economy Approach To Hotel Booking
Taking A Sharing Economy Approach To Hotel Booking
February 10, 2020  |  Retail

Roost Co-founder and CEO Sam Tate went on an extended vacation two summers ago after his junior year of college. It was a “month-long solo backpacking...

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Perfecting A Rental Platform For Luxury Travelers
Perfecting A Rental Platform For Luxury Travelers
November 12, 2019  |  Retail

That the sharing economy has indelibly altered the travel vertical is inarguable. According to a study out last year, when Airbnb enters a new city, hotel...

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OYO: Why Credit Could Be Key To US Expansion
OYO: Why Credit Could Be Key To US Expansion
October 25, 2019  |  Alternative Finances

India-based hotel and booking startup OYO has been on a tear lately, landing $1.5 billion in new funding, expanding to new markets and getting into new...

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Vrbo: Bringing Vacations Into The 2020s
Vrbo: Bringing Vacations Into The 2020s
October 11, 2019  |  Travel Payments

Vacations are changing — and the tourism industry is changing along with it. The pace of innovation and disruption only promises to get faster as...

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Top News In Payments: PayPal Withdraws From Libra Association; OYO Notches $1.5B In Funding
Top News In Payments: PayPal Withdraws From Libra Association; OYO Notches $1.5B In Funding
October 07, 2019  |  News

Today in the payments news roundup, PayPal officially pulled its support of Facebook’s Libra initiative after it no-showed at the Libra Association meeting in Washington,...

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Google Beefs Up Vacation Rental Search
Google Beefs Up Vacation Rental Search
October 06, 2019  |  Google

Google is stepping up its vacation rental business with enhanced listings that will include reviews, photos and more, and appearing before competitors on search, Skift...

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