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What if Airbnb built a hotel? Ian Schrager said on stage at this year’s BLLA conference that, in some ways, Airbnb is the boutique hotel of one. So, what if […]

Mumbai-born Nakul Sharma the founder of Hostmaker, named one of Forbes’ five fastest growing companies to watch in 2016, believes branded homes are the next big thing The concept of […]

Ever since Airbnb entered the lodging scene in 2008, the hotel industry has cast a wary eye, noting its popularity with young travelers. Despite a strong year for hotels — […]

Under a newly announced deal with Los Angeles city officials, Airbnb will soon start collecting lodging taxes from rental hosts, providing millions of dollars in revenue to the city annually. […]

The relationship between Airbnb and New York state and city officials has, historically, not always been on the best of terms. And a new law awaiting New York Governor Andrew […]

Surprisingly, the new Airbnb ad campaign exhorts you not to be a tourist: “Don’t go to Paris, don’t tour Paris, and please don’t do Paris.” But then the punchline: “Live in […]

Airbnb’s growth has truly been explosive. According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, Airbnb generated $340 million of revenue in the third quarter of 2015, with bookings […]

Airbnb announced a trio of noteworthy partnerships Tuesday. The company’s Airbnb for Business program has joined forces with American Express Global Business Travel (GBT), BCD Travel and Carlson Wagonlit Travel […]

With the increasing popularity of the vacation rental website Airbnb, it is more important than ever to leverage your hotel’s unique qualities to ensure guests keep coming back to stay. […]

The hotel and lodging industry thrives on a level and legal playing field and welcomes competition from the “sharing” economy. Competition  in the lodging sector thrives when everyone plays by the […]