airbnb
What does Airbnb lack to revolutionise hotel distribution?
The media has carried out a widespread diffusion of the story that Airbnb is now offering hotels. The size of this giant company and its potential are well worth the […]
Airbnb Is Set to Launch a New Tier of Select Properties
Airbnb is close to announcing its newest product, Airbnb Select, perhaps as early as next week, Skift has learned. And it’s good news for those who have always longed for more […]
Hotel CEOs Reveal Strategies for Expedia, Google and Airbnb
What do hospitality executives think of the current hotel distribution landscape, and the emergence of Google Hotels and Airbnb? And would they ever consider walking away entirely from a particular online travel […]
Airbnb is taking over London – and this data proves it
Despite the 90-day cap on listings, Airbnb is approaching 20,000 rentals a week, up from 1,000 as recently as 2013, according to data scraped from its site At first, Airbnb […]
Airbnb branded apartments fuel opposition from hotel industry
A partnership between Airbnb and apartment developer Niido is preparing to open the first apartment complex specifically designed for tenants who want to sublease their units to short-term guests. The […]
Expedia offering an alternative to AirBnB, but customers say it’s terrible
For her bachelorette party, Casey Milovanovich booked a home in Austin through Vacation Rental By Owner, (VRBO), a site that can be easily confused with its more popular competitor AirBnB. […]
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 and instant booking: A recipe for market domination
Airbnb knows how to make waves in the accommodations booking industry. Over the last few years, the San Francisco-based company has taken major market space away from more conventional hotel […]
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 […]
