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Mixed feelings on TripAdvisor Business Listings
Jay Karen, the president and CEO of the 2000-member Professional Association of Innkeepers International, acknowledges that there are mixed feelings among bed & breakfast owners over the fees for...
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HomeAway hires PayPal exec, works on payment, booking initiatives
HomeAway primarily acts as a vacation-renting listing service, but it just brought in a PayPal executive as chief operating officer and continues to explore payment and booking initiatives. “We do...
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NY Governor signs into law measure opposed by vacation rental owners
New York Governor David Paterson signed into law yesterday a measure that bans vacation rentals of less than 30 days in some New York City buildings. However, Paterson issued a statement saying that...
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HomeAway woos property managers with acquisition
Seeking to increase its hold on vacation rental property managers, HomeAway acquired a partner and competitor, Instant Software Inc. With the acquisition of the 50-employee Basalt, Colo.-based company,...
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BnBFinder thinks mobile website and location-based search are inn
BnBFinder introduced a mobile website featuring location-based search for B&Bs, inns and smallish hotels. Location-based search isn’t unique, of course, but BnBFinder claims it is the “first mobile...
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Bed and Breakfasts Kick Gas and transcend the doily
Drive up to Lookout Point Lakeside Inn in Hot Springs, Ark., in a hybrid vehicle and you’ll get a $10 discount off your stay. Seattle’s Sleeping Bulldog Bed and Breakfast is handing out $25 vouchers...
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Do flash sales level playing field for independent hotels?
Which sectors of the hospitality industry are dabbling the most in travel flash sales? Independent hotels and then alternative property types such as inns and B&Bs — that’s who. A new analysis from...
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Lessons from startup land and SEO as Buuteeq runs into B&B buzzsaw
There are lots of apologies coming these days from digital marketing company Buuteeq over its content and SEO practices as it tries to expand its foothold in the B&B and innkeeper sector, but met...
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Would it be apt for Priceline to have something in store for HomeAway?
Vacation-rental powerhouse HomeAway regularly studies Airbnb to gauge the competitive threat, but should HomeAway start paying closer attention to Priceline, as well? Despite its focus on converting...
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