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Vrbo doubles host commissions, Booking's Lola, Expedia layoffs, Ocean Edge, Vietnam Airlines and wine as
Read → Vrbo raises host commissions, Booking tests Lola with a double-sided fee model, Expedia cuts 58 jobs and non-room revenue grows 35%.
Expedia cuts 58 roles in its latest layoff round
Read → Expedia is eliminating 58 jobs in Washington, with executive and data science positions among those affected, and the reorganization also reaches Illinois and Florida.
Lisbon airport taxi, ACH Balearics, Miralles, Imserso, Social Tourism and hotel tech in Valencia
Read → Lisbon copies Madrid's flat airport taxi fare, a leadership change at the Balearic hotel association and the Imserso booking website crash mid-campaign.
Fergus, Don Juan Resort, Hilton, Saudi Arabia, Mews, Calistoga, airlines and Adif
Read → Fergus takes over Catalonia's largest hotel, Hilton pushes into the Saudi mid-market and European aviation maps out a murky scenario.
Cleartrip swaps loyalty perks for traveller data
Read → The Indian OTA launches Elite and bets on knowing the traveller better instead of handing out perks. Less gift, more context.
Starlink, Google redesigns hotel search in Europe, Booking, Thierry Marx and the direct channel
Read → Starlink becomes a must-have on board at 500,000 dollars per plane, Google reshuffles its European travel search in favour of OTAs, and the French hotel front against Booking fades.
Check24 accused of misleading advertising by German agencies
Read → The VUSR association denounces Check24 for a campaign that, they say, misleads when comparing travel prices. Watch out, the online giant is no stranger to these controversies.
Airbnb hires Pepijn Rijvers, HBX Group Vorsee AI hotel, hotel loyalty margins and CEAV president
Read → Airbnb's move toward hotels, HBX Group betting on predictive AI, hotel loyalty as margin protection and new CEAV leadership.
Airbnb Names Pepijn Rijvers as New CBO
Read → Pepijn Rijvers, former Booking.com executive, joins Airbnb to boost its boutique hotel business.