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.

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Locals look to U.S. political conventions to make a buck off their apartments and homes

Not that we're going to tell Mr. Weiss how to do his job, but writing a story about political conventions and apartment rentals without making even the tiniest reference to Airbnb seems a little sloppy, doesn't it?

Mitch Weiss | 13 years ago

Hotels

Everyone loves micro-subletting -- except the neighbors and the law

Consumers love alternative accommodations, but players from Airbnb down to vacation rental companies like Wyndham are going to take more responsibility and make it harder for their customers to break laws and avoid taxes.

13 years ago

Business Travel

Airbnb's busiest night reveals its new secret weapon: business travel

Even business travelers are beginning to see value in controversial room-rental sites such as Airbnb, signaling what we already knew -- that the lodging world is being transformed.

Dennis Schaal | 13 years ago

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How the insurance industry is responding to the sharing economy

We're finally starting to see some of the changes that are necessary for service like Airbnb and RelayRides to expand from hot, growing companies to bankable services that won't get tripped up by insurance and lease disputes.

Noah Buhayar | 13 years ago

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Tips from a lawyer on subletting your apartment on Airbnb

Here's some expert advice: Don't be sneaky when you're renting or, at the very least, make sure your short-term tenants aren't left in the lurch when your landlord discovers you're violating your lease.

13 years ago

Hotels

Airbnb gets more U.S. competition as 9flats snaps up iStopOver

9flats is Airbnb's prime competitor in Europe and, unlike copy-cat side Wimdu, has some tested travel minds behind the steering wheel. Look for some fun movement in the U.S. as they begin to seriously compete.

13 years ago

Hotels

HomeAway's hometown is the latest city trying to manage short-term rentals

Many cities in the U.S. are looking for the best way to deal with the web-driven boom in short-term rentals and its negative impact on neighborhoods and local quality of life.

Farzad Mashhood | 13 years ago

Online Travel

Airbnb buys DailyBooth to get hold of its mobile apps expertise

Better mobile apps -- especially on smartphones -- combined with Airbnb's relatively new Instant Book product brings users and landlords much closer to the last-minute booking options mobile travelers needs.

13 years ago

Hotels

How one NYC neighborhood is trying to expose Airbnb landlords

The Times story highlights the tension between old tenant and new, but illegal rentals on sites like Airbnb cross all demographic divides.

13 years ago

Hotels

Airbnb to spend $97 million over ten years on new office

Airbnb likes to say its business is about people. The $97m speaks loudly, though, that this business is definitely about business -- lots and lots of it.

13 years ago