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Research: Hotels hold pricing power amid Airbnb growth

New research from STR shows hotels in 13 markets across the globe have largely maintained compression nights and rate growth even as Airbnb supply has jumped significantly. Airbnb is already […]

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Airbnb sharpens ‘socio-economic divide in cities’

In 2016 Airbnb announced Trips – the company’s first foray into local, bookable experiences – and confirmed its aim to add flights into the booking process in the future. However, […]

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Airbnb Is Becoming an Even Bigger Threat to Hotels Says a New Report

While the hotel industry has said Airbnb isn’t as big a threat to their business as some may think it is, a new report from Morgan Stanley Research suggests otherwise. […]

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Airbnb and third party distribution – and so it begins again?

Airbnb has dipped its toe back in the waters of third-party distribution, almost a year to the day since it axed its original affiliate programme. The global property-sharing giant has signed […]

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How Airbnb reckons it can change the traveller experience

There has been a great deal of discussion around what the launch of Trips means for Airbnb… and for travel more broadly (if anything). Commentary has come from all quarters, […]

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Airbnb stands to lose business in NYC after dropping lawsuit

Airbnb earlier this month dropped its 6-week-old lawsuit against New York state attorney general Eric Schneiderman, New York City and NYC mayor Bill de Blasio, in a move that could […]

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Airbnb: the vacation rental genie is out the bottle

The vacation rental business is currently worth $100bn but Airbnb is reportedly still not profitable, and the competition is growing. Cities may be fighting to restrict it, but the Airbnb […]

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Airbnb: Why Tourists Choose It and How They Use It

This report presents a summary of the key findings and implications from a study entitled “Why tourists choose Airbnb: A motivation-based segmentation study underpinned by innovation concepts.” It was found […]

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Airbnb out to be Wechat of travel – do everything with one app

By the time Lady Gaga appeared on stage on Saturday night as a surprise closing act for Airbnb Open, a three-day festival in downtown Los Angeles celebrating the brand’s values […]

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Airbnb has no plans for an API to integrate with its new trip platform…yet

Airbnb has often talked about looking beyond the home, and this week it moved closer to that goal with a platform launch that consolidates all your trip needs into a single […]

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