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Distribution
Everything the Gazette has filed on Distribution, newest first.
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Platforms
Google Vacation Rentals Cuts Out the OTA Middleman
By opening direct booking links to property managers, the search monopoly takes aim at the multi-billion-dollar tollbooths of Airbnb and Vrbo.
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Platforms
Airbnb Hires Booking Veteran Pepijn Rijvers as Chief Business Officer
By handing Homes, Hotels, and Enterprise to a thirteen-year Booking veteran, Brian Chesky signals that the era of homespun hosting has formally surren
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Airbnb's Experience Retreat: The Soul of the Brand Surrenders to Scale
After years of promising bespoke, local experiences, Airbnb throws in the towel, partnering with Tripadvisor. It's a pragmatic pivot, but at what cost
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