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Why Airbnb Made a Big Mistake by Ditching its Marketing

To save money, Airbnb halted all its marketing activities at the end of March in order to save an estimated $800 million in 2020. In this, it’s not alone. It’s also wrong

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Airbnb Signs Data Sharing Partnership With European Commission

Airbnb will share data on a quarterly basis which will allow public authorities to better understand the development of short-term rental platforms, and will support evidence-based policy decisions

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Travel Megatrends 2020: Short-Term Rental Winners Emerge

The short-term rental ecosystem is growing, which means many winners are set to emerge. Expect further brand-driven professionalization, more outside investment, and vendor consolidation

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Greater Restrictions on Airbnb Shift Marketplace Dynamics

Airbnb gained popularity due to lower pricing and demand for “authentic” experiences. However, after adding occupancy taxes and guest service fee, Airbnbs are not always cheaper than hotels.

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Airbnb has Devoured London – and Here’s the Data that Proves It

New data shows that across all Airbnb listings in London, just one per cent of the capital’s hosts were behind 15 per cent, or 7,440, of the properties listed.

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Are Neighbors Friends or Foes? Analysis of Airbnb Listings’ Agglomeration Effect

Why would Airbnb hosts choose to operate their short-term residential rental businesses in the neighborhood with other existing listings already?

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Airbnb Quietly Expands into Boutique Hotels and Entire Branded Buildings

In the past few years, Airbnb has been quietly departing from its roots to developing branded hybrid hotel-condo towers, offering boutique hotel listings, and buying a hotel room booking company.

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Airbnb – What Can We Learn From Them?

The concept of locals renting out their houses to curious travellers is simple but effective, and Airbnb can teach us a lot if we hone in on their quick road to success.

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Does Airbnb Really Need to Join Google’s New Vacation Rental Business?

When Google debuted its new four-pack stack of vacation rentals in Google Search, a feature that’s a gateway to Google’s travel page, notably absent from the mix of usual participants was Airbnb

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Airbnb Listings Spotted on Google Hotel Ads

While searching for properties on Google Hotel Ads, one of our analysts noticed a familiar logo in an unfamiliar place — Airbnb with a metasearch listing in line with OTAs and […]

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