alternative lodging market
How Alternative Lodgings Affect Entry-Level Hotel Jobs
Larry Mogelonsky | April 19, 2017
By Larry Mogelonsky, MBA, P. Eng. (www.hotelmogel.com) Raising the argument that Airbnb's business model does not directly support the local economy is not anything new for the hospitality industry, and even more so for real estate. However, there appears to be an additional impact on hotels, one that requires a bit of explaining. (Before we get underway, know this Airbnb is simply the largest of these alternate lodging accommodation companies. Its namesake in this article is used as shorthand to represent all others in this category and that Airbnb is not to be singled out in any way.) A hotel represents the combination of both a physi...
DHISCO Further Expands Into Alternative Lodging With RentalsCombined.net
DHISCO | August 29, 2016
DALLAS (Aug. 29, 2016) – DHISCO Inc., the world's leading hospitality distribution company, today announced its expansion into the alternative lodging market through a partnership with RentalsCombined.net, a business-to-business marketplace that offers suppliers a new platform for marketing business and vacation rentals to travel agencies. Based in London, RentalsCombined.net has an inventory of more than 600,000 professionally managed properties worldwide accessed by a network of more than 100,000 travel advisors around the globe. By implementing the DHISCO Switch, RentalsCombined.net will offer new suppliers, as well as traditio...