sharing

Airbnb: The name alone is enough to make some hoteliers look over their shoulder as if the looming, sharing economy platform were about to snatch a guest from the front desk. […]

Belonging is at the core of Airbnb’s mission. One essential step to make people feel like they can “belong anywhere” is to have homes where people can stay around the […]

Airbnb announced boldly a few months ago that it was making a concerted push to add bed-and-breakfasts and boutique hotels to its platform as it called out Expedia and Booking.com […]

With homesharing apps now a firm fixture on the smartphones of many travelers, big name hotel brands are increasingly looking to build their own presence in the home rental market […]

Airbnb has opened up its platform to boutique hotels, which is an opportunity for some to reach a new segment of traveler. But the experience of one property that lists […]

More and more people are offering their homes through peer-to-peer sites such as Airbnb to generate extra income, and those who are awarded “Superhost” status can expect to receive more […]

Since 2007, when Airbnb was created, the U.S. lodging industry has experienced a rapid increase in both traditional hotel demand and lodging demand occurring in the sharing economy. Airbnb has […]

Ever since Barry Manilow’s drummer, David Rozenblatt, convinced Airbnb to start renting out whole properties in 2010, it has been technically possible for a hotel to be listed on the […]

Travel giant Booking.com says with 5 million “reported listings” it now tops Airbnb’s reported 4.5 million. Booking.com also says the number of homes, apartments, and places it lists is 27 […]

Another week, and another set of new tests rolled out for the Google Hotel Ads user interface. Our analysts have spotted a new “Neighborhood” section, an update to the deal […]