Dennis Schaal

As regulators on two continents bear down on Google, the company faces real competition for the first time in eons.

What if market analytics firm CoStar launched a property management system for hotels? That's the play that AirDNA is making in the short-term rentals industry. AirDNA will go at it with its own data analytics brand as well as its Uplifting brand in the PMS arena.

As Booking Holdings resets its investment priorities in the AI era, its business-to-business services, which Expedia has far outpaced, won't likely be high on the list. What's next?

With its Airbnb-friendly programs for apartments and condos, the short-term rental giant is expanding into markets that were once forbidden. Risks include whether landlords will continue to be enthusiastic and how other residents feel.

Google's search changes won't win any friends among online travel companies doing business in Europe. However, they might help whip up opposition to the Digital Markets Act.

Google's test of bare bones travel search results in Europe says to critics, take this nothing-burger if you want to level the playing field.

Changes to Local Law 18 are possible. This development comes a lot sooner than many observers envisioned.

Expedia punched Hopper in the mouth in 2023 when it cut off their relationship, and Hopper was never able to make up the lost ground. Expedia, under new leadership, wanted to see revenue from Hopper flowing in again.

It’s more than painful to reorganize a company, like Hopper did, and then have to do it again a year later.

Airbnb will try to widen its experiences audience by crafting them for locals, as well as travelers. Experiences will get the "categories" treatment, and a dose of TikTok and Instagram stories-like marketing.