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Walmart taps Expedia to power new travel offering
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Retail corporation Walmart, which operates a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores across the United States, has tapped Expedia Group to power its new travel website, WalmartPlusTravel.com.
Expedia launches loyalty program One Key
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Expedia Group has introduced a new loyalty program across its three travel brands for travellers to earn and use rewards on eligible flights, hotels, vacation homes, car rentals, cruises and activities. One Key unifies the group’s three travel brands – Vrbo, Expedia, and Hotels.com – into one flexible loyalty program. It is currently available […]
Expedia Group “terminates” supply partnership with Hopper
Reading Time: 3 minutesUS / Canada: Expedia Group has terminated its vacation rental and hotel supply relationship with online travel agency [OTA] rival Hopper, accusing the latter of “exploiting consumer anxiety and confusing customers”.
Eurostat: Uneven EU growth in platform tourism in Q1
Reading Time: 2 minutesEurope: Regional data for 2022 on guest nights spent in short-term rental accommodation booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia Group or TripAdvisor shows that the overall growth of platform tourism since pre-pandemic times is spread unevenly across Europe.
2023 Short Stay Summit: Ariane Gorin, Expedia for Business
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK / Worldwide: Ariane Gorin, president for Expedia for Business at Expedia Group, speaks to STRz at the 2023 Short Stay Summit in London about Expedia’s upcoming One Key loyalty programme launch, what the short-term rental industry can learn about loyalty from other hospitality verticals, and her key learnings from the Summit.
Expedia launches ChatGPT trip planner
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Expedia Group has launched a ChatGPT-powered travel planning feature in the Expedia app that helps users plan their trips.
UPDATE: Business ministers approve EU data collection legislation
Reading Time: 4 minutesEurope: As expected, EU business ministers have approved new rules for short-term rental booking platforms across the European Union, including Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia Group and TripAdvisor.
EU rental legislation set to be approved by ministers on 2 March
Reading Time: 3 minutesEurope: EU business ministers are set to approve new rules for short-term rental booking platforms across the European Union, including Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia Group and TripAdvisor, when they convene on Thursday 2 March.
A new reality for travel and hospitality: STRz 2023 predictions
Reading Time: 11 minutesWorldwide: Read our predictions for the global short-term rental industry in 2023.
Global initiative launched to drive industry best practice for sustainability
Reading Time: 3 minutesWorldwide: The short-term rental industry has announced the launch of a new initiative to promote responsible hospitality and continued best practice growth in terms of sustainability across the sector.