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.

Online Travel

Airbnb Strives to Give Travelers More Confidence in What They Book

Airbnb has recognized that it needs to bolster the confidence of many travelers that short-term rentals and vacation homes are exactly as advertised. It's taken a big stride in that direction, said Catherine Powell, global head of hosting at the online travel agency.

Sean O'Neill | 4 years ago

Hotels

Daily Podcast: Flexibility Is the Future of Lodging

Good morning from Skift. It's Thursday, May 12, in New York City. Here's what you need to know about the business of travel today.

Jason Clampet | 4 years ago

Futurestay CEO Philip Kennard and Evolve CEO Brian Egan with Skift Senior Research Analyst Wouter Geerts

Short-Term Rentals

Bosses of Futurestay and Evolve Split Over Best Strategies for Short-Term Rental Owners

Myriad ways exist for hosts to build their short-term rental businesses. And if the choices are complex today, just wait for the rush of new vendors and operators seeing gold in them hills.

Dennis Schaal | 4 years ago

Hotels

Hoteliers Clash Over Durability of Changed Traveler Stay Patterns

It's clear that when Covid outbreak spikes diminish, travel will not revert to precisely how it was before. There will be winners and losers when cities and borders reopen.

Dennis Schaal | 4 years ago

Online Travel

Expedia Group CEO Interview: Our Tech Was an Anchor Thwarting Innovation

In years past, Expedia has often talked about integrating its tech platforms or leveraging its massive data trove. Will it actually spur innovation this time around?

Dennis Schaal | 4 years ago

Online Travel

Airbnb CEO: I Don’t See a Travel Recession Coming and We Won’t Freeze Hiring

Famous last words? Well, for travel industry’s sake coming from this brutal period, we hope not!

Tom Lowry | 4 years ago

Short-Term Rentals

Airbnb Reorganizes Its Search Around Curated Categories

Interesting new attempt by Airbnb to rethink how people search and discover on its product and likely to finally spur some innovation in travel search and booking.

Dennis Schaal | 4 years ago

Online Travel

Expedia CEO’s Total Compensation Pegged at $296 Million for 2021

Expedia Group Vice Chairman and CEO Peter Kern's 2021 total compensation was $296 million.

Dennis Schaal | 4 years ago

Online Travel

Airbnb Upgrades Search and More Travel Stories This Week

In Skift's top stories this week, Airbnb makes a major modification, Tripadvisor appoints a new CEO, and the endangered status of giraffes exposes the fragility of Africa's wildlife tourism.

Mary Ann Ha | 4 years ago

Business Travel

When a Corporate Travel Booking Lasts for Years

A new generation of apartment-booking platforms want to throw out industry terms like "short-term rentals" and "leases." They simply call it living, and they’re now after corporate business.

Matthew Parsons | 4 years ago