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.

Hotels

Why Big Hotel Brands Need to Act More Like Airbnb

Big brand hotels have evolved a long way to being more locally connected, but they should look toward the sharing brands to align themselves better with guest expectations.

Greg Oates | 10 years ago

Hotels

Airbnb's Growth Doesn't Scare Priceline at All

Airbnb, with its roughly $24.5 billion valuation, would likely be too big for most of the online travel agencies to acquire but if they are forced to enter the sharing economy in a bigger way several years from now they always have the resources to buy their way in.

Dennis Schaal | 10 years ago

Hotels

Airbnb to Work With FEMA on Disaster Response Housing

A great combination of flexible housing and smart logistics.

Jason Clampet | 10 years ago

Business Travel

6 Charts on How Business Travel Managers Consider the Impact of the Sharing Economy

As the big sharing economy brands adapt their offerings to the managed travel market, barriers to use in the managed travel are coming down.

Rafat Ali | 10 years ago

Media and PR

Airbnb Uses How-To Videos to Connect With Asia-Pacific Travelers and Hosts

How-to videos inform and build brand awareness. If executed well, viewers will be moved to share them, which adds value by generating earned media.

Joyce Manalo | 10 years ago

Hotels

Deutsche Bank Analyst Doesn't Understand the Sharing Economy and Booking Sites

Hotels and the big online travel agencies will have to adapt to the sharing economy. Booking.com is already doing so in the form of nearly 300,000 vacation rentals and Expedia is taking its sweet time and will make a move when it has to.

Dennis Schaal | 10 years ago

Hotels

What's an Airbnb Listing Worth in 2015?

Airbnb's capability for growth is much greater than any traditional hotel chain but it can also disappear faster than you can type "enforcement of municipal zoning and/or condo board rules."

Jason Clampet | 10 years ago

Media and PR

Best Travel Ads this Week: Father's Day Pride

June is an opportune time for travel brands to celebrate the role of fathers and milestones of same-sex marriages, but they need to be careful not to exploit the occasion and the movement.

Joyce Manalo | 10 years ago

Hotels

Boutique Hotel Leaders Say Airbnb Is No Match For Their Service and Experiences

Airbnb wants to infuse more lifestyle and boutique hotels want to create more authentic experiences. Where's the happy medium and who wins?

Dan Peltier | 10 years ago

Hotels

HomeAway CEO to Rivals: This Isn't as Easy as You Think

Vacation rental owners can be a set-in-their-ways bunch. HomeAway's Sharples expects there to be resistance to Airbnb's efforts to break into vacation rentals in a big way. On the other hand, some vacation rental owners aren't happy with the mandate for online bookings, either.

Dennis Schaal | 10 years ago