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How Expedia will help HomeAway battle Airbnb

Expedia Inc‘s acquisition of HomeAway, the vacation rental platform, for $3.9 billion (mostly in stock) could be understood as an alliance of mutual interest against Airbnb, the peer-to-peer short-term rental […]

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Airbnb Is the next big Distribution Channel

For years, analysts have been talking about the disruptive impact of Airbnb’s alternative lodging solution to the hotel industry, but we think they are missing the point. History Lesson Amazon.com […]

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STA Travel to partner with Airbnb

Homes listed on the Airbnb site are to be bookable via STA Travel both online and through an in-store referral scheme. STA Travel is the first high street travel agent […]

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Hotels are dead, long live hotels

In the world of accommodation, it seems as if Airbnb gets all the attention. In just one week, hundreds of articles published on Airbnb covered everything from the founder’s San […]

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Airbnb may become a direct threat to hotels

Airbnb, originally a short-term rental listings platform, may become a direct threat to hotels, according to some asset managers and chain executives. The alarm was heightened when the San Francisco […]

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As Airbnb grows, hotel prices to drop

Hotels are already feeling the effects of Airbnb’s approach to room rentals, but continued growth could force the hotels to lower room prices. By the end of 2016, Merrill Lynch […]

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Airbnb formidable competitor to NYC hotels

According to an analysis by STR, Inc., Airbnb’s presence and rates across New York, New York, make the short-term rental company a formidable competitor to the market’s hotel industry. As […]

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Interview: Airbnb Business Travel Lead Marc McCabe

Airbnb’s rapid conquest of the guest accommodation market shows no sign of abating, and that even includes winning the business of corporate travelers, whether their employers know or not. Even […]

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Starwood Hotels & Resorts And The Airbnb Threat Of Disruption

Summary Why it’s only a matter of time before Airbnb has a major impact on the U.S. hospitality industry. Starwood will experience growing pressure in the U.S. market from Airbnb. […]

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What Conventional Hospitality Businesses Can Learn from Airbnb’s Prowess

Since its inception in 2008, Airbnb has hosted 25 million guests across 190 countries in over a million host locations worldwide. Equipped with $475 million from their last round of […]

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