Skift STR Summit: Furnished Finder CEO Jeff Hurst
US: Furnished Finder president and CEO, Jeff Hurst, speaks to STRz at the 2024 Skift Short Term Rental Summit.
Expedia appoints new CTO and brand president
US: Expedia Group has announced the appointment of Rathi Murthy as the company’s chief technology officer and president of Expedia Services, and Jon Gieselman as the company’s president of Expedia Brands. As part of Murthy and Gieselman joining, the company will evolve its operating structure into four key pillars: Expedia Services, Expedia Brands, Expedia Marketplace, […]
Vrbo launches Fast Start program for new hosts
US: Expedia Group vacation rental brand Vrbo has announced the launch of Fast Start, a new program that increases the visibility of new properties in the first 90 days and displays a review score based on reviews from other travel sites. The launch of the host recruitment program comes in response to what the company […]
RockSTRz webinar four review: Around the world in 60 mins
Worldwide: The fourth webinar in ShortTermRentalz’ new RockSTRz series was held last week with another set of expert contributors discussing “Around the world in 60 mins”. Host Paul Stevens, editor of ShortTermRentalz, was joined for the fourth session of the series by Jeff Hurst, president of Vrbo; Raj Kamal, CEO of OYO Vacation Homes; T.J. Clark, […]
Join Vrbo, OYO, Maison Privee and TurnKey VR for fourth RockSTRz webinar
Worldwide: The “RockSTR” contributors for the fourth and final session of this RockSTRz webinar series for ShortTermRentalz on Tuesday 27 October 2020 at 4pm GMT have been announced. The stellar lineup of industry experts joining host and editor of ShortTermRentalz, Paul Stevens, for the session on “Around the world in 60 mins: What has the […]
Vrbo arrives in the UK following rebranding from HomeAway
London: Expedia Group has launched Vrbo in the UK, replacing its HomeAway branding, as it continues its worldwide consolidation of simplifying its alternative accommodation division under one global brand name. With the launch of Vrbo in the UK, the world’s travel platform extends the number of countries offering its unique holiday rental portfolio under the same […]
Changes in family travel give rise to ‘flexcation’ trend
US: Research carried out by vacation rental online marketplace Vrbo has highlighted a new emerging travel trend, the ‘flexcation’, whereby families booking vacation rental trips outside of the peak holiday seasons consider staying longer to mix work and play, and, in some cases, get higher value in high-demand locations. Surveying 887 US travellers in July, Vrbo […]
Expedia Group to simplify portfolio by retiring HomeAway U.S. brand
US: Expedia Group has announced that it will retire its HomeAway brand in the United States next month, instead refocusing on simplifying its vacation rental portfolio and diverting U.S. users away from the HomeAway website and mobile app towards its Vrbo brand. The group has also confirmed that any travellers who have made existing bookings […]
HomeAway adds tools to meet evolving customer needs
London: HomeAway, a Vrbo brand and part of Expedia Group, has announced more ways to help families find holiday homes, so that they can find accommodation that meets their standards for cleanliness and flexible cancellations when travel picks up again. Vrbo president Jeff Hurst said: “HomeAway has been connecting families with private, holiday homes for 25 years, and it […]
VRMA and VRHP launch cleaning guidelines for SafeHome campaign
Washington: The Vacation Rental Housekeeping Professionals [ VRHP ], a subsidiary of the Vacation Rental Management Association [ VRMA ] has created a new set of cleaning guidelines for managers and owners of vacation rental properties to limit the spread of the coronavirus in the United States. The guidelines come into effect as part of […]