
Airbnb was essentially always about being a marketplace to let home-owners earn some extra money by renting out a spare room or an entire property. But the model is slowly evolving.

Airbnb was essentially always about being a marketplace to let home-owners earn some extra money by renting out a spare room or an entire property. But the model is slowly evolving.

At a panel talk in London last night, representatives from the European divisions of these major online players revealed insights into their strategies, the limits to their growth, and which smaller startups in the market they admire the most.

The SCAN – Vayable adds destinations, Concur tie up with IHG, Minube launches real-time planning and more travel tech news.

Visit Suffolk, HomeAway, Datalex, Onefinestay, Ebookers, Farelogix, Dolphin Dynamics, Farelogix, Vayable, EZY-Go, RyanairHotels and Egypt also get a mention in our scan of briefs and other items making the news on February 15.

Vayable jumps to 200 destinations, Lonely Planet boosts offline apps, Emirates upgrades IFEs, HotelsCombined books with Ostrovok, Rocco opts for IDeaS… A round-up of other stories from across the industry.
In the latest edition: Vayable heads to New York, JAC Travel turns attention to US and Canada, Visa and Lonely Planet unite for microsite, Skyscanner unveils cross-platform mobile website.
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based destination tours and activities marketplace Vayable.

Banish how it used to be carried out – travel inspiration and searching for products has changed immeasurably as consumers find new ways of finding the perfect trip.

Do you understand the true costs of travel payments, how to reduce your exposure to credit card fraud and surcharges or how virtual cards work?

Discussing recent hot topics such as the TripAdvisor-Jetsetter acquisition, hotel wifi, Wordpress and hotels, mobile design and user experience.

Ancillary services are here to stay, so how do travel companies and airlines develop their technology and relationships so that merchandising can work for everyone?
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