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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.

Hotels

India Daily: Airbnb Partners With Tourism Ministry to Boost Heritage Properties

Legacy wouldn't last unless there was community support, and also that tourism has a multiplier effect on jobs and livelihoods. After all, there’s no greater motivation than protecting one's heritage.

Amrita Ghosh | 3 years ago

Short-Term Rentals

Airbnb Cuts Deals With Landlords Who Embrace Short-Term Renting: Full Video

Airbnb's global head of real estate talks about the company's side hustle, which you probably haven't heard about yet. The travel giant's rivals will listen and take notes.

Sean O'Neill | 3 years ago

Short-Term Rentals

Airbnb Lawsuit Against NYC: A Solitary Effort That Got Results, For Now

Sometimes a lawsuit can serve as a proverbial big stick.

Dennis Schaal | 3 years ago

Ad for Airbnb on Lafayette Street in New York City

Short-Term Rentals

Ask Skift: Airbnb and New York City Timeline

Ask Skift is our artificial intelligence chatbot that offers a new way for readers to better engage with our breadth of knowledge and our latest experimentation creating products travel professionals rely…

Jason Clampet | 3 years ago

Online Travel

Ask Skift: Expedia’s Short-Term Rental Strategy

Jason Clampet | 3 years ago

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New York Delays Airbnb Crackdown

The City of New York will delay enforcing a municipal law that Airbnb said could limit the number of people who can host rentals in the city.

3 years ago

A room in Nashville, TN operator by Black Swan Holdings

Short-Term Rentals

Black Swan Buys and Tries to Revive Short-Term Rental Brand Lyric

The Lyric short-term rental brand is resurfacing as the capital environment sobers up, and the industry learns to be patient about scale and growth.

Srividya Kalyanaraman | 3 years ago

Online Travel

‘Airbnb-Friendly Apartments:’ Growth in Deals With Landlords For Short-Term Rentals

Airbnb plans to scale up worldwide a U.S. partnership with landlords who let their tenants host guests at their apartments. The multi-family market represents a mostly untapped greenfield for Airbnb. And vice versa.

Sean O'Neill | 3 years ago

Tourism

Ajman Becomes Latest Emirate to Permit Short-Term Rentals

Given that hotels and short-term rentals are competing for the same target audience, one cannot ignore the competitive dynamics between these two industries.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 3 years ago

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Market Surges and Airbnb Lawsuit

Airbnb filed a lawsuit against New York City over a new law it called a “de facto ban” against short-term rentals set to go into effect in July, which the company says will limit the number of people who can host rentals in the city.

3 years ago