Last fall, my wife and I used TripAdvisor to find a rental condo for a trip to Manila. We chose one that looked excellent in the photos and were directed to FlipKey, which books TripAdvisor’s vacation ...

HomeAway and FlipKey may join forces with Airbnb in its lawsuit asking to overturn San Francisco’s latest effort to crack down on vacation rentals in private homes. Airbnb is seeking a preliminary ...

I've spent the past week trying to negotiate and communicate directly with a property on Flipkey. They refuse to allow one on one communication. They refuse the owner to receive my phone or email ...

The Haggler has heard about vacations, but obviously he never takes one. There are too many consumers in need, too much justice to mete out. A day off every year or two? Maybe. But the Haggler doesn’t ...

TripAdvisor isn't exactly a wild-eyed daredevil, but the fastest growing category on its Flipkey accommodation site is apartment rentals, a category that flirts with illegality in large, urban markets ...

Flipkey will continue to try to differntiate itself through reliable user reviews and inbound traffic from TripAdvisor, but it will need to overcome its parent company's propensity to under-invest in ...

Here's a shocker of a travel headline: Florida is an exceptionally popular destination, especially in winter. The latest source to confirm this slice of travel conventional wisdom is vacation rental ...

Greetings from Hotel Stuy Town! A trendy travel outfit is trying to lure tenants at Manhattan’s sprawling Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village with a deal that would convert their apartments into ...

While Coral Gables plays nice with two short-term vacation lodging companies, city officials are taking a third firm to court. City Attorney Craig Leen told The Real Deal that Coral Gables is ...

TripAdvisor is in an expansive mood. In July, it acquired two small startups, VirtualTourist (user-gen travel guides) and OneTime (booking price comparison). And today it announced a majority ...