Hannah Sampson, Skift
Chip Conley mixes some self-promotion into his predictions, but these insights from a longtime hospitality insider warrant attention.
3 days ago
Rebecca Stone, Skift
The regulatory environment for Airbnb is becoming increasingly more restrictive, but completely wiping out Airbnb as an alternative for travel accommodations via regulation won't necessarily be beneficial from an economic standpoint.
5 days ago
Dennis Schaal, Skift
In initial public offering land, it's a long time until 2019. The markets are turbulent at the moment and there are big regulatory headaches that stubbornly persist, but investors are salivating at the prospect of dropping some money into Uber and/or Airbnb. These IPO plans could be very impactful.
6 days ago
An Expedia acquisition of Thomas Cook? While problematic on many fronts, including buying all of those offline agents, it isn't out of the question. Consider that Expedia would gain access to a customer base in Europe that it hardly touches. Expedia's Barry Diller has made a ton of acquisitions. He and Okerstrom are hardly done yet.
Edvard Pettersson, Bloomberg
Slowly but surely, Airbnb and HomeAway are finding that their previous defenses for failing to comply with short-term rental regulations are no longer cutting it.
7 days ago
Patrick Whyte, Skift
Airbnb is clearly growing very fast. But before it goes public, it will have to sort out regulatory issues like the one it faces in the UK.
2 weeks ago
Rebecca Stone, Skift Research
What is hurting Airbnb’s ability to see true success? Increasing regulation, the company’s potential impact on local housing markets and the traditional hotel sector, and the company’s increasing role in hospitality and accommodation distribution. In this report, we attack all three.
Both TripAdvisor and Booking.com are newly emphasizing tours and activities in their TV advertising. You can expect a lot more of this from myriad players in the years to come. There will be variations, though. While these two companies push mainstream, touristy attractions, Airbnb will likely highlight curated experiences, although that could change, as well.
Chris Dolmetsch, Bloomberg
Again, how is New York City's law that much different from the agreements Airbnb has made with cities that include San Francisco, Chicago, and New Orleans with regard to sharing host information?
Sean O'Neill, Skift
Hopper's survival is a testament to the perseverance of its founders, though it's an understatement to say it takes them a long time to scale their products up. The startup is also now overpriced, based on its funding, for most potential acquirers — except maybe for Airbnb.
3 weeks ago
Hannah Sampson , Skift
Frequent Airbnb customers have been waiting for some kind of program to reward them for their loyalty. They'll have to be patient.
4 weeks ago
John Leicester, Associated Press
Residents in cities like Paris are growing increasingly frustrated with what mass tourism is doing to urban areas. Regulation can only go so far. It's going to be pretty much impossible to put the genie back in the bottle.
