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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.

Short-Term Rentals

Short-Term Rental Data – Can You Trust It?

The ‘Airbnbust’ debacle, which saw one short-term rental data vendor showing plunging host revenue way deeper than its peers, went viral. However, it does call for some introspection and interrogation to understand the data from different vendors that often is a bedrock for any story.

Srividya Kalyanaraman | 3 years ago

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Analysts Favor Hotel Brands Over Airbnb

Barrons published a story that quoted analysts as saying travel is entering a new phase, and that investors should pick Hilton and itshotel peers over Airbnb.

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Short-Term Rentals

Short-Term Rental Data – Behind the Complexity and the Nuances

Past events gave us enough incentive to look into how vendors gather and glean data on short-term rentals. Where there is transparency, there can be a degree of trust.

Srividya Kalyanaraman | 3 years ago

Short-Term Rentals

These (Surprising) Markets Had Biggest Listings Growth

Airbnb listings skyrocket in cities – even where they are banned – and operators in Victoria, Canada, creatively evade regulations to profit in during an affordability crisis.

Srividya Kalyanaraman | 3 years ago

Short-Term Rentals

Airbnb Stock – Who’s Buying and Selling?

Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia has sold over $1.37 billion in shares since leaving his role, still retaining 19.8% of voting power.

Dennis Schaal | 3 years ago

Hotels

Sonder Launches Its First Hotel Collection

Is Sonder a short-term rental operator of multi-unit apartments or a hotelier? Well, it's both, and the new collection is geared to help guests discover the difference.

Dennis Schaal | 3 years ago

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Short-Term Rentals

Short-Term Rental Saturation Leads to a Correction – and Lots of Home Sales

Early investors in vacation rental markets are realizing three's a crowd.

Srividya Kalyanaraman | 3 years ago

Tourists in the lobby of Paris' Louvre Museum.

Tourism

Skift India Report: Tourists in France Can Now Make UPI Payments in Rupees

While India has much reason to cheer over UPI transactions in Paris, it must wait and watch to get more clarity on the cost of the transfer as the adoption accelerates.

Amrita Ghosh | 3 years ago

Online Travel

Expedia Plans AI Tweaks, Officially Launches ‘One Key’ Loyalty Program in U.S.

As earning and burning points on vacation rentals become the norm, maybe even Airbnb will launch a loyalty program one day.

Dennis Schaal | 3 years ago

Short-Term Rentals

Behind the Source of the Viral ‘Airbnb Collapse’ Data

Who came out looking bad here? Nick Gerli and AllTheRooms, in particular, as well as the media that took him at his word about the source of the data.

Dennis Schaal | 3 years ago