HomeAway’s Apple TV App Provides Renters an In-Room Concierge
Turn on your hotel-room TV and you'll see property information. Vacation rentals will eventually get on board, too, and this is the start.
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Expedia CFO: Airbnb Getting Into Hotel Bookings Is a Serious Threat
The websites that have the most comprehensive set of lodging choices, whether they are hotels, vacation rentals, apartments or igloos, will dominate. Expedia, through its HomeAway acquisition and intent to develop apartment rentals in cities, knows this and is getting ready for the future of travel in lodging.
Airbnb Revenue Now Larger Than Choice Hotels and HomeAway
The latest revenue numbers from Airbnb explain why Expedia is acquiring HomeAway, the Priceline Group is touting its 21 million bookable rooms, and Wall Street analysts are questioning hotel-chain CEOs on the prospect of selling hotel rooms through Airbnb.
Airbnb Emphasizes Its Host Community to Make Sleeping With Strangers Less Weird
The biggest challenge for Airbnb is the idea that staying with a stranger is strange. So Airbnb is shining a brighter spotlight on its community of hosts worldwide to inject the brand perception with a more familial enthusiasm.
Airbnb’s Ambition to Be a Superbrand That Defines a Generation
Airbnb is evolving into a global movement that transcends travel because it's crafting a universal ideology that promotes positive human values wherever it does business.
How Airbnb Used Its Community Following Paris Attacks
Airbnb is evolving as a social network as much as a room sharing platform with services like its new Community Center page, which hosts and guests used right after the Paris attacks.
Understanding How Airbnb Empowers Hosts With New Business Travel Strategy
Airbnb launched the "Business Travel Ready" program to help hosts better develop the guest experience for executive travelers.
3 Airbnb Hosts on What Guests Demand Now
The Airbnb Community Compact, released this week, says all the things it wants cities to hear, but it's the hosts that have real insight.
The Untold Story of Booking.com’s Growth in 21 Million Rooms
Booking.com wants to change the narrative: Its growth, and especially its girth, compare favorably with Airbnb's on the apartment rental front. And Booking.com can show some digital one-up-manship too because all of its 21 million rooms are instantly confirmable.
What Hotels Say About Airbnb on Their Earnings Calls
Airbnb: potential distribution partner or industry threat? Some hotel companies and booking sites say neither, while others are keeping a watchful eye on both the positive and negative effects Airbnb may create.