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Turns out you can probably find some entire-home short-term rental listings in New York City, after all, because hosts take lawfully registered listings and convert them into illegal ones. Airbnb isn't required to take any action to limit the practice — and apparently isn't doing so.

There's a loophole that doesn't require Airbnb to delist properties when hosts convert legal listings into illegal ones. Airbnb could help — but does it really want to?

Expedia’s CEO is pushing “trust” (six mentions in 20 minutes!) as the online travel agency’s path forward.

The online travel booking giant is touting its perceived edge against AI threats

Expedia CEO Ariane Gorin is looking to work her company's advantages. If travelers have hesitancies about AI, then maybe Expedia can find an edge.

Even with the cut in total compensation, as well as in "compensation actually paid," we expect Fogel to be in the upper ranks of travel industry CEO compensation when the remaining companies report 2025 pay.

Travel brands are implementing AI at scale, but there's a limit to what AI can manage when it comes to traveler sentiment and local regulations.

The RBC contract is a significant B2B win for fellow Canadian company, Hopper. Exclusivity may have been a precedent that Expedia saw as too limiting.

We looked at which travel brands are hiring AI roles. The answer told a story about their different strategies.

Booking's larger exposure to the impact from the Iran war than Expedia's comes from a position of strength. Booking has a much larger presence than Expedia in Asia and the Middle East, and inflation will smack Booking's European base much harder.