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How Airbnb Uses Data Science to Improve Their Product and Marketing
As well-known as it is today, Airbnb had quaint beginnings. Unable to afford the rent for their San Francisco loft, founders Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia turned their living room […]
Airbnb Guests Motivated by Low Cost, Use It as a Hotel Substitute
Travellers who use Airbnb tend to be motivated by the service’s practical benefits (low cost, convenient location, and household amenities), and usually rent entire homes rather than sharing the accommodation […]
Dubai holiday homes problematic for hotel sector
The effects of the rise of holiday homes on the hospitality market have been highlighted by Knight Frank Middle East in its latest hospitality report: Dubai’s Holiday Home Market. The […]
Weary of Disruption? 5 Simple Steps to Disrupt the Disruptors
Disruptors in the global hotel industry – everything from home-sharing sites like Airbnb, Tujia, HomeAway, BnB Hero and Roomorama, to OTAs and other new sets of investors, have been rapidly […]
Lessons Airbnb Marketing Strategy Can Teach Hotels
Oh, the infamous Airbnb. For years, major hotels have taken comfort that it’s left alone their most valuable travelers. Since its birth (and near-failure) in 2008, the home-sharing startup has targeted […]
How Nida is uberising hotel rooms, funding growth
Kaneswaran Avili’s name card says he’s the “disruptor” and co-founder of Nida Rooms, which he claims to be the first and largest “Virtual Hotel Operator” (VHO) in South-east Asia. Asked […]
Airbnb revenues up 89 percent, driven by Millennials
With the end of August drawing near, travelers are returning from their summer getaways in droves. Data from Slice Intelligence shows that Airbnb was a major benefactor of the summer […]
Alternative lodging grows in importance for Expedia
The two largest OTAs reported substantial growth last quarter in sales of the alternative accommodations they offer, Expedia via HomeAway and Priceline through listings on Booking.com, which analysts said are […]
Airbnb Talks Design, Trust, and New Community Models
What does Airbnb have up its sleeve next? In just eight years, the San Francisco-based startup, now valued at an estimated $30 billion, has become a truly global business that […]
Airbnb’s Unregulated Commercial Activity
More than seven months have passed since Airbnb issued its “community compact,” in which the company claimed it would do everything it could to “help ensure our community pays its […]
