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Video: Airbnb’s European Boss on the Clash With Online Travel Giants

Patrick Whyte

Photo Credit: Jeroen Merchiers, Airbnb's managing director for Europe, Middle East and Africa, spoke at Skift Forum Europe in April 2018 about the company's evolution. Skift

Skift Take

We wonder whether Airbnb's community spirit will survive its growth plans and impending IPO.

Jeroen Merchiers, Airbnb's managing director for Europe, Middle East and Africa, might not like using the terms battle and war to describe going up against Booking.com and Expedia, but he does believe there are some differences between the companies. Since its launch in 2008, the San Francisco-based company has morphed from a home-sharing platform to more of a generalist online travel agency

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