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Booking.com lists more homes than Airbnb and AI is rocking

Travel giant Booking.com says with 5 million “reported listings” it now tops Airbnb’s reported 4.5 million. Booking.com also says the number of homes, apartments, and places it lists is 27 […]

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Google Testing Vacation Rentals Callout on Hotel Ads

Another week, and another set of new tests rolled out for the Google Hotel Ads user interface. Our analysts have spotted a new “Neighborhood” section, an update to the deal […]

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The dos and don’ts of listing your property on Airbnb

Creating a B&B listing on Airbnb is a great way to generate more bookings for your brand, as there are certain travellers who only look to Airbnb for their accommodation. NB: This […]

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Three Thoughts on the Emergence of Airbnb as an OTA

As new lodging options emerge, specifically alternative accommodations such as Airbnb, the hospitality industry must evolve to the changing landscape. NB: This is an article from Rainmaker We’ve kept track […]

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How Airbnb changes may transform online booking space

Airbnb is on a blitz as of late, announcing major product changes, wooing hotels, and drawing the battle lines against the OTAs all within the span of a few months. […]

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ComicCon: Hotel Industry Vs. Airbnb War Over ‘Price Gouging’

Comic-Con in San Diego is the annual convention where people celebrate comics and cosplay as their favorite characters. It is also emerging as an unlikely battleground in the war between […]

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Can Airbnb compete with the OTAs?

It’s becoming harder every day to differentiate between Airbnb and traditional online travel agencies. And now the agreement that allows Siteminder, a leading hotel distribution platform, to list hotel rooms […]

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Combat Airbnb Effect on your Hotel’s Bottom Line

Recently Airbnb announced the formation of a technology partnership with SiteMinder, a cloud-based channel management platform used by more than 28,000 hotels around the world. Now, hotels that use SiteMinder […]

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Airbnb And Parity: What Hoteliers Need To Know

Airbnb are never far away from the headlines, but the homesharing giants have been outdoing themselves in 2018. Alongside a plethora of announcements made at the end of February, including […]

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Why Airbnb is taking some lessons in hospitality from the hotel industry

The experience of staying in an Airbnb listing is simultaneously an argument for and against the platform. On the one hand, every space is unique and quirky; on the other […]

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