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WATCH: The Best Times for Vacation Deals in 2018, By the Month
Novice and veteran travelers alike know the value of a good deal to a destination they’ve had on their bucket list for a while. Unfortunately, finding those deals can sometimes boil down to the luck of the draw. Being able to predict the best times of year to book a trip to your dream city…
High Tech Hotel Entertainment Options Are Here
Faced with competition from sites like AirBNB, hotels are offering new options in high tech entertainment and personal assistance to attract savvy travelers. For example, The AKA hotels offer Apple TV as an alternative to the typical cable channels, and Marriott recently launched ChatBotlr at its Aloft Hotels. Travelers can text to request services or…
WATCH: Airbnb Just Solved The Biggest Hassle of Traveling With Friends
Airbnb’s CEO Brian Chesky asked a simple question on Twitter: “If Airbnb could launch anything in 2017, what would it be?” The top answer? Splitting payments between friends. The rental booker will have the option to split the payment among friends, and the group has 72 hours to make sure friends pay their part. Airbnb…
WATCH: Airbnb Expands Into Trips for Disabled Travelers
Airbnb has acquired accessible-travel startup Accomable to enhance its offering for disabled travelers. Accomable was launched to make it easier to find accessible stays around the world. Airbnb is also adding an “accessibility needs” checklist that allows rental hosts to more fully describe accessible features of their home.
WATCH: Top Travel Trends to Keep an Eye On
1. Major hotel booking sites are adding alternative lodgings to keep up with companies like Airbnb. Alt-lodgings like private homes, hostels, and bed & breakfasts are being added to more traditional hotel options. 2. Got the travel bug but short on cash? Two new companies, Affirm and Uplift, have introduced payment installment plans. 3. Online…
Airbnb’s “Easy Growth” May Be Ending
As a business model, AirBnB sounds like a great alternative to a bed and breakfast. AirBnB gives a warm, home feeling to each guest instead of sometimes a stale environment of a chain hotel. But with the horror stories we hear from AirBnB guests and sometimes the owners of the house being rented, it’s…
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