STR listing priorities / Mount, Popfly merge / OTAs take 37% experience bookings

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New rules for 'good' listings: How guests, algorithms are raising the bar for STRs PriceLabs co-founder Richie Khandelwal describes what makes a "bad" STR listing and why hosts and property managers need to set clear expectations.

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Latest News Mount, Popfly merge to support travel brands, creators Adventure content company Popfly will integrate Mount's network into its own. Read More OTAs gain share of experiences bookings as direct declines According to the State of Experiences report from Arival, 37% of bookings were attributed to OTAs in 2025. Read More Travel platforms face cost and compliance impact of changing regulations The regulatory environment in Europe is changing, with significant implications for travel platforms facing growing scrutiny. Read More Using cloud to power innovation in travel AWS' Tedd Evers discusses current cloud use cases and how it will impact travel innovation moving forward. Read More

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Trending Stories CitizenPlane acquires Yieldin's revenue management solution CitizenPlane has renamed the solution Pulse and said the additional module boosts the development of its offer system alongside its existing Zenith PSS and distribution modules.   Read More Vietnam's online travel market set to double to $8B by 2030 Explore data from WiT's "Online Travel Tracker Volume 1: Vietnam Revealed."  Read More PhocusWire's travel tech news briefs: Sabre, Navan, Accelya and more... Keep up with all the latest people, partner and product news from around the global travel industry.  Read More CEO Spotlight: Bryan Batista of Skyscanner Skycanner CEO Bryan Batista talks about travel's uncomfortable truths and what needs to be started from scratch in the industry.  Read More

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Recent ground transportation news Self-driving startup Waabi raises $1B, partners with Uber to expand into robotaxis CEO Spotlight: Wendy Olson Killion of Rome2Rio Why seamless arrivals are critical to the connected trip Kombo acquires KelBillet to accelerate consolidation in ground transportation Flix sees opportunity in airport transfers, acquires Flibco Uber, Nuro, Lucid confirm on-road robotaxi testing Multimodal travel, AI and the changing definition of access Lyft, Uber to introduce Baidu robotaxis in London How Europe's rail renaissance is reshaping modern mobility

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