Skift Take
Vacation rentals is another area where Tripadvisor dropped the ball over the past decade. Reviving such a hot category makes sense.
Tripadvisor informed its vacation rental guests and hosts around the world that reservations with check-in dates on or after November 1 will be cancelled, and guests will receive full refunds.
These abrupt cancellations, though, do not spell the end of vacation rentals for Tripadvisor.
A Tripadvisor spokesperson told Skift Tuesday that Tripadvisor vacation rentals “have transitioned to a new business model that leverages third party providers, in line with our hotels offering.”
Hopper is among Tripadvisor’s hotel providers, and recently partnered with Tripadvisor on instant bookings within the Tripadvisor app. However, the Tripadvisor spokesperson said there are no plans to use Hopper for vacation rentals.
The presumed closure of at least some of Tripadvisor’s global…
