Booking.com
The latest developments in Booking.com’s hotel alternatives business, from holiday rentals and self-catered accommodations, B&Bs and villas. This category provides vacation rental managers and short-term rental managers with valuable insights into Booking.com’s extranet tools, cancellation policies, host payout structures, and sustainability programs. Stay informed on Booking.com’s travel trends and financial performance to make the most of this platform’s vast reach in the short-term rental market.
Booking.com does not pay its hosts: The end of the tunnel for the payout glitches?
The digital trail doesn’t lie. A recent surge in search queries on our website Rental Scale-Up paints a telling picture ...
Booking.com’s Payment Crisis: A Breakdown of Trust with Hosts and a Test of Reputation
“The money hasn’t come through yet, and the promises seem empty,” lamented one frustrated host at the heart of a ...
Booking.com’s Finance Maintenance: Hosts Unpaid in High Season
In the past several weeks, vacation rental hosts have found themselves facing an unexpected challenge – delayed payouts from Booking.com. ...
Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking Software Partner Programs: How to Qualify and Should Property Managers Care?
Understanding the significance of recognition programs like Airbnb Preferred, Vrbo Preferred, and Booking Premier can shed light on the quality ...
Booking.com Introduces Payments by Booking.com for Vacation Rental Managers
As we mentioned in our analysis of Booking.com’s US strategy, the company has finally released a payment solution for vacation ...
booking.yeah doesn’t work, but Booking doubles down for Super Bowl 2023 with Melissa McCarthy
For the second year, Booking.com is releasing a Super Bowl ad. In 2022, its ad featured Idris Elba and relaunched ...
Short Term Rental Operators Leverage Sustainability Badges to Maximize Clicks and Bookings
The Pursuit of Sustainability: Accommodations and Travelers Show Interest Booking.com’s research reveals an appetite for sustainability on both the traveler ...
Airbnb alternatives for hosts: News round-up for Vrbo, Hopper Homes, and Booking.com
Vrbo (Expedia Group), Hopper, and Booking.com (Booking Holdings) have recently disclosed business and financial data. We’ve collected the most interesting ...
Booking.com’s U.S. strategy for vacation rentals
Every year, it is interesting to sit at Booking.com’s VRMA presentation to learn what the Amsterdam-based OTA wants to tell ...
Booking.com is piloting “Request to book” option in 3 countries to grow inventory
Booking.com’s new pilot program is a small revolution for the travel platform. In 3 countries, the company currently allows some ...
Do vacation rental data confirm the travel boom in Europe and Booking.com’s good numbers?
As a short-term rental manager, how can you use demand and supply data to confirm what you see happening in ...
Booking.com: 32% of room nights from non-hotels, new features to attract short-term rental hosts.
There is no doubt that vacation rentals, short-term rentals, and other non-hotel properties are key to Booking.com’s growth. When Booking ...
Booking.com new damage policy discourages hosts from asking for a damage deposit
Booking.com has rolled out a new “damage policy” whose goal is to dissuade hosts from taking damage deposits. Instead, hosts ...
US: Booking.com invests in tech and ads to grow its “alternate accommodations” business
As announced in 2021, Booking.com is doing more to increase its revenues, in the US, from its “alternate accommodations” business, ...
Booking.com’s new €1,000,000 Partner Liability Insurance and Damage Deposits by Booking.com vs Airbnb vs Vrbo
When it comes to listing a vacation rental property on an online platform, one of the biggest blockers for hosts ...
Booking.com hacks its Deals and Promotions pages to create a “Ukrainian Refugee Rate”
For what we think is the first time, Booking.com has launched a “Humanitarian Aid” tab in its extranet where its ...
Booking.Yeah Super Bowl commercial with Idris Elba (Booking.com)
Booking.com‘s 2022 Super Bowl ad has been revealed. It can win an award for one of the most sadomasochistic exercises ...
2022 U.S. Travel Trends According to Booking.com
Travel has become more affordable and accessible than ever, with more and more people choosing to travel worldwide during their ...
7 Ways Booking.com Is Trying to Drive Up Awareness and Consideration for its Short-Term Rentals
Booking.com is trying to drive up awareness and consideration for its short-term rentals. Short-term rental travel has become increasingly popular ...
Airbnb vs Vrbo vs Booking vs Hopper & Co
How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the OTA (Online Travel Agency) landscape? Rental Scale-Up’s Thibault Masson was recently invited by ...
