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Airbnb: the vacation rental genie is out the bottle

The vacation rental business is currently worth $100bn but Airbnb is reportedly still not profitable, and the competition is growing. Cities may be fighting to restrict it, but the Airbnb […]

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Airbnb: Why Tourists Choose It and How They Use It

This report presents a summary of the key findings and implications from a study entitled “Why tourists choose Airbnb: A motivation-based segmentation study underpinned by innovation concepts.” It was found […]

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Airbnb Trips presents airlines with a digital ancillary revenue masterclass

For any airline concerned about keeping control of their relationships with their customers and leveraging digital channels to boost ancillary revenues, the launch of Airbnb’s “Trips” should serve as a wake-up […]

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Airbnb out to be Wechat of travel – do everything with one app

By the time Lady Gaga appeared on stage on Saturday night as a surprise closing act for Airbnb Open, a three-day festival in downtown Los Angeles celebrating the brand’s values […]

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Airbnb has no plans for an API to integrate with its new trip platform…yet

Airbnb has often talked about looking beyond the home, and this week it moved closer to that goal with a platform launch that consolidates all your trip needs into a single […]

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Airbnb CMO Wants to Redefine Experiential Marketing With New Offering

Thursday, at its Airbnb Open event in Los Angeles, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky revealed that the company is fundamentally changing. In adding experiences and much more to the platform, it […]

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Morgan Stanley: Airbnb Threat to Hotels Only Getting Sharper

Not even President-elect Donald Trump can make the hotel industry great again. The industry is already experiencing trouble with lower occupancy rates and smaller profits per room, and a new survey from Morgan […]

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Expedia vs Airbnb vs New York City

In these turbulent times for online travel is it goodbye hotel, hello 21st century lodging? When Airbnb launched with an air mattress on the floor of a San Francisco apartment […]

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Airbnb gives in to San Francisco’s registration demands

Airbnb says it is ready to provide the city of San Francisco with details of its hosts, lodgings, and guests, as part of a registration system it would set up […]

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How hotels can keep Airbnb from stealing corporate business

To some hotel operators, marketers and revenue leaders, it seems as though Airbnb has been a thorn in their sides for a long time. In reality, the sharing economy site […]

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