Vrbo More Than Doubled Some Hosts' Commissions and They're Not Happy

Alaska Airlines shifts its growth strategy away from a capacity-constrained Seattle toward Portland and San Diego, Vrbo faces host backlash after more than doubling commissions with just a month's notice, and Disney's latest price hikes leave base tickets alone and go straight for the extras.

On today's Skift Daily Briefing, Bailey Schulz, Skift's Global Tourism Reporter, breaks down why Alaska's hub diversification strategy is both a growth play and a fuel-cost survival move, why professional hosts feel more betrayed by Vrbo than they did by Airbnb's commission hike, and what Disney's targeted price increases reveal about where the company thinks the real spending headroom is.

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Articles Referenced:Connect with Bailey SchulzAlaska Airlines' Plan to Grow Beyond Its West Coast RootsVrbo Faces Blowback on Rising Commissions, Plans to Ease Rate Parity RuleDisney October Ticket Price Increase

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