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Airbnb business is growing quickly among business travellers
Concur, an SAP company and a leading provider of integrated travel and expense management solutions, has released an in-depth analysis based on a subset of Concur customer data representing $77 million in Airbnb […]
What a promotion reveals about how Airbnb sees resort rentals
Next-generation hospitality company Airbnb has been running an old-fashioned hospitality promotion to try to grab a bigger slice of the rental market in traditional resort areas. This October, the lodging-rental company has been […]
The future of automatic pricing in travel
In what can be viewed as a sign of the times, revenue management for home rentals won the day at EyeforTravel’s recent startup and innovation awards in Las Vegas It […]
Airbnb blazes on and Ryanair on the rise
With the room rentals business booming, package holidays declining and shifting consumer behaviour, travel distribution gets more interesting by the day. Sally White reports Be afraid, be very afraid! For […]
Airbnb: How its customer experience is revolutionising the travel industry
Airbnb started in 2008 and got its name when its three founders rented out air mattresses on the floor of their San Francisco apartment during a conference. Since then, the […]
How Airbnb Uses Data Science to Improve Their Product and Marketing
As well-known as it is today, Airbnb had quaint beginnings. Unable to afford the rent for their San Francisco loft, founders Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia turned their living room […]
Airbnb Guests Motivated by Low Cost, Use It as a Hotel Substitute
Travellers who use Airbnb tend to be motivated by the service’s practical benefits (low cost, convenient location, and household amenities), and usually rent entire homes rather than sharing the accommodation […]
Dubai holiday homes problematic for hotel sector
The effects of the rise of holiday homes on the hospitality market have been highlighted by Knight Frank Middle East in its latest hospitality report: Dubai’s Holiday Home Market. The […]
Weary of Disruption? 5 Simple Steps to Disrupt the Disruptors
Disruptors in the global hotel industry – everything from home-sharing sites like Airbnb, Tujia, HomeAway, BnB Hero and Roomorama, to OTAs and other new sets of investors, have been rapidly […]
Lessons Airbnb Marketing Strategy Can Teach Hotels
Oh, the infamous Airbnb. For years, major hotels have taken comfort that it’s left alone their most valuable travelers. Since its birth (and near-failure) in 2008, the home-sharing startup has targeted […]
