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.

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Short-Term Rentals

Vrbo Keeps Taking Jabs at Airbnb With New Ad Campaign to Recruit Hosts

While Vrbo's new ad campaign to attract hosts doesn't mention its competitor Airbnb by name, Expedia’s smaller short-term rental platform keeps poking at what makes it different from the industry juggernaut.

James Farrell | 8 months ago

Short-Term Rentals

Short-Term Rental Bookings Drop in Mallorca

Mallorca authorities are trying to respond to local frustrations with mass tourism by cracking down on short-term rentals.

Dawit Habtemariam | 8 months ago

Experiences

Airbnb-Backed Tiqets Talks AI, Profits, and Scaling Travel Experiences

Tiqets CEO Laurens Leurink says sales of travel experiences are booming. Gen Z and Millennials want cultural engagement, not checklist sightseeing. So with some help from AI, Tiqets has recently quadrupled its sales without adding staff.

Jesse Chase-Lubitz | 8 months ago

Podcasts

Fake Travel Reviews, Southwest Threat and Answering for AI

Today's podcast looks at how AI may yet transform the travel industry, the FTC's crackdown on fake reviews, and Elliott Investment's proposed changing to the Southwest board.

Rashaad Jorden | 8 months ago

Travel Technology

Booking.com, Amex GBT, Airbnb, Tripadvisor: What Travel Execs Are Saying About AI

Big travel companies have the resources to plan major tech overhauls to integrate AI, but it's taking longer than some had expected.

Justin Dawes | 8 months ago

Sidharth Malhotra aligns with the modern traveller who is redefining India

Hotels

Hilton Partners with Bollywood Actor Sidharth Malhotra - India Report

Indian celebrities enjoy a significant following in the country and can influence the decisions of their fans. Hilton's partnership with Sidharth Malhotra comes months after it collaborated with actor Deepika Padukone.

Bulbul Dhawan | 8 months ago

Airlines

India's Surging Role in Global Tourism: Key Insights from Earnings Calls

The travel industry is making a global shift to capture India’s booming outbound tourism. From hotels and airlines to credit cards and digital platforms, everyone’s racing to cater to this surging wave of Indian travelers. As the market soars, the India opportunity is simply too big to ignore.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 8 months ago

Short-Term Rentals

Airbnb CEO: A New AI-Powered App Will Take 'Years'

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky originally predicted that a fully redeveloped app — with AI at the center — would already have been released. Now, he's saying it'll take years.

Justin Dawes | 9 months ago

Podcasts

Airbnb's Slow Growth, IHG’s Good Growth and Travel’s Recession Worries

Today's podcast looks at Airbnb’s rather normal earnings, IHG’s strong showing, and the state of global travel stocks.

Rashaad Jorden | 9 months ago

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Experiences

Airbnb CEO: We'll Relaunch Experiences in 2025

Can Airbnb be successful in Experiences when it avoids mass market tours and activities? Don't look to find that Taj Mahal tour on Airbnb.

Dennis Schaal | 9 months ago