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How Resorts Can Beat Airbnb at Living There

The new Airbnb TV ads should strike terror in your heart, especially if you manage or own a resort. That is where I see the main – and growing – […]

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Dubai sign pact with Airbnb to promote holiday homes

Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) and Airbnb, a community-driven hospitality company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to help promote responsible hosting and help grow […]

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As Big Players Diversify, Hotels Pursue New Strategies

Way back in the swinging sixties of the internet age (about five years ago), the roles of the major players in the travel industry were quite simple. Google was for […]

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Airbnb Takes Major Hit in Berlin

It might be tough to pronounce, but “Zweckentfremdungsverbot” means travelers heading to Berlin will now have to rethink their previous plans of renting through Airbnb. TheLocal.de (h/t The Independent) reports […]

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Airbnb Tests Hotel Style Packaging and Amenities

At about the same time Airbnb launched its brand-new, largest-ever campaign, Live There, it also quietly launched a brand-new pilot program that tests the platform’s ability to offer more of […]

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Airbnb rentals in New Orleans growing at explosive rate

The number of properties in New Orleans being offered to tourists as short-term rentals has grown at an explosive rate as the practice has spread out from the downriver neighborhoods […]

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Airbnb updates app to focus on personalisation

Airbnb is rolling out an updated app with a range of new features and launching a global brand campaign that will encourage people to “change the way they experience the […]

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Hotels Can Compete for Revenue Against Airbnb

  The Airbnb business model is driven by solid economic fundamentals but hotels can offer value as well Airbnb successfully delivers relevant and quantifiable advantages in saving time, defeating distance […]

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Most San Francisco Airbnb Hosts Operate Illegally

  Even though San Francisco, the hometown of Airbnb, has gone much further than most cities to regulate short-term rental platforms, a new report issued by the city shows most […]

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Airbnb Challenges AH&LA on Tax Issues

  Airbnb this week fired back at a series of American Hotel & Lodging Association reports alleging the company is trying to avoid paying taxes in Los Angeles and other […]

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