airbnb

There has been a lot of talk lately about Airbnb potentially acquiring Hotel Tonight. While the rumors swelled, Airbnb acquired Gaest, a site that helps business people book off-site spaces […]

Having a great listing is critical to booking success on Airbnb. Whether you’re a vacation rental, a B&B or hotel, follow these easy tips to get the most out of […]

Airbnb, now valued upwards of $30 billion and inching toward an IPO possibly as early as this year, has made an acquisition to continue to diversify its revenues beyond basic […]

Home sharing is a great way to experience Taiwan. During my two trips last year to Kinmen, the Taiwan-governed archipelago off the coast of China’s Fujian Province, I stayed in […]

As more and more road warriors turn to Airbnb for their overnight lodging needs, the company is gaining insights into how business travelers travel: where they go, where they prefer […]

First it was the online travel agencies (OTAs) in 2000. Just when hoteliers learnt to co-exist with these intermediaries, along came the revolution that took everyone by storm – the […]

The first international meeting of hotel representatives and city officials will be held in New York to discuss ways to regulate Airbnb and other platforms. Airbnb and its peers have […]

For a long time, the hotel industry did not consider Airbnb a threat. Both the industry and Airbnb claimed they were serving different markets and had different underlying business models. […]

Barcelona is an extreme case, but certainly the law needs to catch up so Airbnb doesn’t price locals out of their community. Remember the “sharing economy”? That rhetoric looks more […]

Airbnb came on the scene in 2008, amidst corporate scandal, economic downturn and instability. Initially people were skeptical, but they have gained remarkable momentum building its platform with transparency and […]