Airbnb Sues New York City: Weekend Review
This was a week of short-term rental news, with the announcement of the Skift Short-Term Rental 250 and Airbnb’s Friday lawsuit.
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 Says These Rules Chill the Host Registration Process in New York City
It is a charade for New York City to require hosts to have no locks on any bedroom door in their unit so guests and hosts can live in a "common household." On the other hand, requiring platforms to submit transaction reports doesn't seem unreasonable.
Skift Research Identifies Top 250 Short-Term Rental Companies
Airbed & Breakfast anyone? The rental sector have come a long way over the past decades. We recognize the 250 most prominent companies that shape the short-term rental industry today.
Airbnb, Expedia, Uber: What Top CEOs Are Saying About AI
Generative AI is still in the early stages, but major travel companies are investing in tools that many of them say will be an important part of the future.
Airbnb Needs Strong Listings Growth To Hit Forecasts – A Heavy Lift: Analyst
All of Airbnb's competitors are vying for new listings, as well, so the company has some high targets to reach. And 2026 sometimes feels like it's a decade away; plenty of unknowns will shape prospects.
Travel Makes a Complete Recovery
Today's edition of Skift's daily podcast looks closer at travel's coronavirus recovery, Airbnb's optimism, and Hilton's extended-stay moves.
There Were Fears of an Airbnb Slowdown But Then Summer Travel Demand Kicked In
Airbnb naysayers don't have to lose sleep over tanking stock prices just yet. Contrary to the market response to a purported "bookings slowdown," summer travel demand is still high.
10 Highest-Paid Online Travel Execs in 2022
Sonder and Vacasa, both of which face potential delistings in 2023, gave their CEOs pay packages worth $21 million and $13 million, respectively, over the coming years. As these things go, that's ample motivation to improve performance.
India Daily: Oyo Ranks Goa and Manali as Top Summer Destinations
Indians' love for travel has not ebbed despite rising airfares.
Interview: Expedia CEO on How Its AI Rollouts Would Be Impossible for Prior Regimes
First-mover advantage from online travel companies in generative AI might not hold up over the long-term. The chessboard may get overturned. Still, getting out there first doesn't hurt.