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What Hoteliers Can Learn from Airbnb Digital Storytelling
The rise of Airbnb has been nothing short of meteoric. What started in 2008 as three friends renting air-mattresses out of their San Francisco apartment, has transformed into one of […]
Airbnb eyes expansion with affiliate program for sites with 1M+ users
While Expedia and Priceline roll out ways to encroach on Airbnb’s space with their own private home listings for travellers, the $31 billion venture-backed Airbnb is also looking at new […]
Most of Airbnb revenues come from commercial operators
Most of Airbnb revenues come from people renting entire homes that they don’t live in, according to a study, which suggested “hosts” are getting a tax break compared with the […]
Can Airbnb help hotels increase revenue?
It is commonly believed that the growth of Airbnb has made a significant negative impact on the hotel business. There are also empirical studies that have documented Airbnb’s negative impacts […]
Does AirBnB really have a negative impact on hotel sales?
I am frequently in contact with hotel owners and I hear too often phrases like: “AirBnB is stealing all our customers! “ “It is unfair competition! “ “They do not […]
Boutique hotels see Airbnb as potential distribution channel
Airbnb’s founder Brian Chesky recently said on Twitter that 15,000 boutique hotels have a listing on the platform since being allowed to join last November. At first glance, hotels […]
TripAdvisor’s Global Food Delivery Expansion Pressures Hotels to Adapt
Online food delivery services have increased people’s appetite for eating in, including in hotel rooms, and hoteliers have little choice but to swallow the trend. The trend’s popularity is represented […]
Is it too late to fight back against Airbnb?
Despite what many have dismissed as a mere blip on the radar, Airbnb is a force to be reckoned with, and we have yet to see just how widely it […]
Is Airbnb Finally Being Welcomed by Corporate Travel?
If the reception Airbnb received at this year’s GBTA Convention is any indication, the simple answer to the question in the headline is yes. While CNN’s Richard Quest managed to […]
Hotel industry uses scare tactics to rebuke Airbnb
On Monday morning, as MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” segued to commercial, the viewing audience was served this: Yikes! Lucky for me I live in a building with only one other tenant, who, […]