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.
Short-Term Rental and Vacation Rental News
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.
Expedia’s HomeAway to Follow Airbnb’s Lead and Add a Booking Fee for Travelers
From a financial perspective, charging a booking fee to travelers was the missing piece from HomeAway -- and the company telegraphed several months ago that it was coming. Charging travelers fees will enable HomeAway to lower commissions to vacation rental owners to be more competitive with Airbnb and Flipkey.
San Francisco Underdogs Bet on Tech to Beat Airbnb’s $10 Million Ballot Push
San Francisco housing is a disaster created by city leaders who have failed to plan, greedy residents who are out for a buck, and an economy that's granting outsize salaries to young people without much sense. Airbnb is only part of the problem, and Prop F is only part of the solution.
TripAdvisor Apologizes Again to Vacation Rental Property Managers
Given their size, TripAdvisor and its FlipKey brand will weather this storm but they have some serious fence-mending to do with vacation rental property managers. It's not just airlines that sometimes cause a lot of pain when they make big technology changes.
Video: Airbnb’s CMO on Building a Brand That’s Culturally Relevant
One of the most fascinating and open interviews from an industry CMO you will hear: Airbnb, the brand story so far, and its hopes on becoming a super brand.
Starwood Hotels Founder Says Airbnb Is ‘Changing the Landscape’
Airbnb will share taxes under certain conditions, as long as those conditions don't require it to tell local authorities if hosts are in compliance with local laws.
Airbnb CEO Visits Stephen Colbert’s Show to Talk Disruption and Communism
Colbert is becoming the go-to place for Silicon Valley unicorn companies to explain to the masses how they are disrupting legacy businesses.