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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

Airbnb Gains From Dissatisfaction With HomeAway’s Changing Business Model

Airbnb's business model (3% commissions) is more host-friendly than HomeAway's (10% commissions). It's good news, except that it runs contrary to all the company's marketing messaging.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

Online Travel

Is the Sharing Economy Making it Easier to Teach Hospitality and Tourism?

The sharing economy may breed a few small entrepreneurs, but it doesn't have much use for professionals. In this world, everyone is an independent contractor.

Dan Peltier, Skift | 9 years ago

Hotels

Airbnb’s Next Big Challenge Is Keeping the Scammers Away

Airbnb is far past the early adopter phase, but it is just now entering the phase where its hosts and guests may not be there just for the sharing and belonging.

Grant Martin, Skift | 9 years ago

Online Travel

New Skift Trends Report: The State of Mobile Booking 2015

This Skift Trends Report traces some of the seminal shifts of 2014, from the dramatic rise in mobile bookings to same-day hotel- booking trends and marketing trends that impact mobile development.

Jason Clampet, Skift | 9 years ago

Hotels

The Startup Businesses Built Around the Airbnb Ecosystem

Airbnb is either quietly building out host services for launch or keeping tabs of the growing crop of startups, which are ripe for acquisition once their product is stabilized and customer base large.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 9 years ago

Media and PR

Airbnb Gets Into Print Publishing With New Pineapple Quarterly

Airbnb has more good design sense in its little pinky than most companies have in their entire executive suite, so you just know this is going to look fantastic. We just hope the content won't be as ridiculous as Airbnb's misleading marketing.

Jason Clampet, Skift | 9 years ago

Hotels

How Airbnb Bought a San Francisco Short-Term Rental Law, Lawsuit Alleges

Not that HomeAway isn't above doing these sorts of things, but Airbnb's lobbyists sure were adept at getting a seat at the table in San Francisco.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

Hotels

Skift Forum Video: Airbnb and the Future of the Guest Experience

Conley's focus on the guest gives him an understanding of the peer-to-peer business that few others can lay claim to.

Jason Clampet, Skift | 10 years ago

Media and PR

How Travel Brands Can Measure Success on Instagram

Smarter insight into how Instagram users are engaging with brands always helps.

Joyce Manalo, Skift | 10 years ago

Media and PR

Airbnb and Vegas’ Cosmopolitan Hotel Use Twitter’s Promoted Videos

Consuming video on social has become more than sales and completion rates.

Joyce Manalo, Skift | 10 years ago