Alain Ducasse’s Châteaux & Hôtels Collection Partners With Airbnb on Trips and Rooms
Will other hotels or more established travel companies follow suit?
Airbnb News
What started as AirBedandBreakfast.com has grown into a massive public company that IPOd in 2020. Airbnb is now the world’s largest online alternative-accommodation community, allowing millions of users to list, search, and rent authentic homestays and vacation-rental experiences in countless cities across the globe.
Airbnb Flights: Should It Build, Buy or Borrow an Airline Booking Service?
A prudent strategy for Airbnb might be to initially partner with an online travel agency in an affiliate relationship so it can access flights for its customers. In that way, Airbnb could test whether its users want to book flights on the site without taking the big risks involved in making a large acquisition, which could always come later.
What Family Travelers Really Think About Alternative Accommodations
Family travelers mostly prefer the upper-class hotel range when traveling, yet when it comes to alternative accommodation they are much more open-minded.
Airbnb Is Flush With the Money It’s Making Outside the United States
As a private company Airbnb isn't required to publicly disclose much when it comes to its finances. What is clear from analysing the accounts of Airbnb Payments UK Ltd., however, is just how much money is swilling about the company.
Expedia and Priceline Can Expect Tougher Negotiations With Marriott the Next Time They Meet
Sometimes, being bigger really can be better. Or at least that's what Marriott is telling itself.
Airbnb Is Betting Big on Its New Trips Product, But Can It Really Deliver?
Here's our deep dive into all the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead as Airbnb transforms itself into a super brand of travel.
Airbnb’s New Pitch to Cities: We Are Serious About Working Together
Airbnb says it is willing to work more closely with cities on crafting commonsense short-term rental regulations and policies, but is this enough? And what's preventing the company from helping to enforce existing laws while it works with cities to craft new ones?
Airbnb, New York City, and Hosts: What Happens Now?
Who are the biggest casualties of Airbnb's latest battle with New York City? For now it's the hosts.
3 Charts That Better Explain Airbnb in New York City
Airbnb dropping their NYC lawsuit is the latest move in its rocky relationship. The burden now lies on New York hosts to understand their exposure.
3 Charts Showing Growth of Short-Term Rentals vs. Hotel Online Bookings
Online hotel bookings remain much more valuable than online short-term rental bookings and will see larger long-term online growth as more travelers use their devices to book a room and move away from alternative booking methods.