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.

Short-Term Rentals

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.

Dennis Schaal | 21 hours ago

Airbnb Says These Rules Chill the Host Registration Process in New York City

Short-Term Rentals

Airbnb Sues New York City Ahead of July Deadline That Puts $85 Million in Annual Bookings at Risk

Airbnb has a point that the New York City clampdown is extremely rigid. But these sorts of regulations will likely be trending elsewhere, too.

Reuters | 1 day ago

Airbnb Sues New York City Ahead of July Deadline That Puts $85 Million in Annual Bookings at Risk

Announcements

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.

Wouter Geerts | 2 days ago

Skift Research Identifies Top 250 Short-Term Rental Companies

Travel Technology

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.

Justin Dawes | 3 days ago

Airbnb, Expedia, Uber: What Top CEOs Are Saying About AI

Short-Term Rentals

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.

Dennis Schaal | 3 days ago

Airbnb Needs Strong Listings Growth To Hit Forecasts – A Heavy Lift: Analyst

Coronavirus

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.

Rashaad Jorden | 1 week ago

Travel Makes a Complete Recovery

Short-Term Rentals

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.

Srividya Kalyanaraman | 2 weeks ago

There Were Fears of an Airbnb Slowdown But Then Summer Travel Demand Kicked In

Hotels

Surging Hotel Rates Spur Cost-Conscious Travelers to Trade Down in Creative Ways

House-sitting platforms are in prime position to take advantage of surging travel demand. It's an affordable travel option for many compared to hotels and some short-term rental properties.

Doyinsola Oladipo, Reuters | 2 weeks ago

Surging Hotel Rates Spur Cost-Conscious Travelers to Trade Down in Creative Ways

Online Travel

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.

Dennis Schaal | 2 weeks ago

10 Highest-Paid Online Travel Execs in 2022

Online Travel

India Daily: Oyo Ranks Goa and Manali as Top Summer Destinations

Indians' love for travel has not ebbed despite rising airfares.

Amrita Ghosh | 2 weeks ago

India Daily: Oyo Ranks Goa and Manali as Top Summer Destinations