Articles tagged “vacasa”

Short-Term Rentals

Vacasa’s First Employee Steps Down From the Board: How She Sees the Company Now

Is Vacasa losing its hospitality edge — one executive at a time?

Srividya Kalyanaraman | 1 month ago

Vacasa’s First Employee Steps Down From the Board: How She Sees the Company Now

Short-Term Rentals

Can Vacasa’s Strategy Change Keep Homeowners From Leaving?

Not if it lays off its sales staff.

Srividya Kalyanaraman | 2 months ago

Can Vacasa’s Strategy Change Keep Homeowners From Leaving?

Short-Term Rentals

Vacasa to Lay Off 320 – 5% of Workforce; COO to Leave

Vacasa is trying to get cash flow positive in 2024 by almost any means necessary.

Dennis Schaal | 2 months ago

Vacasa to Lay Off 320 – 5% of Workforce; COO to Leave

Short-Term Rentals

Airbnb’s New Listing Verification Process Favors Pro Hosts 

With fraud a substantial problem in online travel these days, Airbnb is undertaking the mammoth task of trying to verify listings. The process is easier for professional hosts.

Dennis Schaal | 2 months ago

Airbnb’s New Listing Verification Process Favors Pro Hosts 

Online Travel

Booking Holdings CEO Recalls Road Back From Reverse Stock Split to $3,500 Per Share

One challenge for struggling travel SPACs beyond their stock prices is to create something new that's truly valuable to their customers. Booking.com did just that years ago, although others have caught up in the interim.

Dennis Schaal | 3 months ago

Booking Holdings CEO Recalls Road Back From Reverse Stock Split to $3,500 Per Share

Online Travel

Travel Companies Laid Off Thousands in 2023 — See Which Ones

The short-term rental sector is growing, but property managers have been having a hard time as supply has outpaced demand.

Justin Dawes | 4 months ago

Travel Companies Laid Off Thousands in 2023 — See Which Ones

Announcements

India’s Boom, Big Banks, and AI: How Our 2023 Megatrends Are Playing Out

From travel marketing's AI-infused reboot to blended travel's entrenchment and the rise of Indian travelers as a force, Skift's 2023 Travel Megatrends are holding up nicely. That's a teaser for Megatrends 2024-style.

Dennis Schaal | 4 months ago

India’s Boom, Big Banks, and AI: How Our 2023 Megatrends Are Playing Out

Short-Term Rentals

European Short-Term Rental Brands See Surge in Dealmaking

When an investment banker says the market isn't going to deliver value, it's a wake up call.

Srividya Kalyanaraman | 5 months ago

European Short-Term Rental Brands See Surge in Dealmaking

Short-Term Rentals

Vacasa Continues to Lose Vacation Rental Owners

From the end of last year until now, Vacasa has seen homeowners leaving its platform and CEO Rob Greyber expects it will continue into the first quarter of 2024.

Srividya Kalyanaraman | 5 months ago

Short-Term Rentals

Vacasa Sheds More Vacation Rental Owners

Vacasa's problem of homeowner churn continues, but the company is resting its hopes on cost cuts.

Srividya Kalyanaraman | 6 months ago

Vacasa Sheds More Vacation Rental Owners