Airbnb Is Recruiting Creators to Build Out Its Experiences Business
Content creators solve a problem Airbnb has been chasing for years — getting locals to book experiences in their own cities.
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.
Brian Chesky on Boutique Hotels vs. Chains, Taking on Expedia and Booking, and Where Airbnb Has Stumbled
Chesky is moving fast on services, creators, and boutique hotels, and is also willing to say out loud where Airbnb has been "asleep at the wheel."
Airbnb Adds Rental Cars, Stepping Onto Expedia and Booking’s Turf
Airbnb’s annual Summer Release announced a scatter shot of updates and additions, instead of one big bet. Many of them – including the company’s first foray into rental cars – cross squarely into legacy OTA territory.
Every App Wants Your Booking. Nobody’s Cracked It Yet.
On Monday's Good Morning Hospitality, A Skift Podcast, Wil Slickers, Michael Goldin, Brandreth Canaley, and Jamie Lane break down why Airbnb, Uber, and TikTok are all making the same bet…
Airbnb and Uber Want to Own More of Your Trip: History Says It Will Be Tough
Both Airbnb and Uber have massive audiences. At first glance, expanding their travel offerings looks like an opportunity there for the taking. They will both need to prove it.
Airbnb’s New Design Is Really a Bet on the AI Era
On Monday’s Good Morning Hospitality, A Skift Podcast, Wil Slickers, Michael Goldin, Brandreth Canaley, and Jamie Lane break down what Airbnb’s latest product and earnings commentary reveal about the future…
Expedia Spent $279 Million on Acquisitions in Q1, Airbnb Gained $70 Million on Tiqets Deal: Scoop
Expedia was the company that acquired Tiqets. Airbnb didn't buy the experiences brand, but seems to have made a solid return on its Tiqets investment when it cashed out.
Brian Chesky Says Airbnb Won’t Mix Homes and Hotels — That’s ‘Pre-AI’ Design
Airbnb's Chesky is nothing if not ambitious. Given that people's preferences can change at any moment, the ability to serve customers with only a hotel or home, depending what they need in that instant, seems a long way off, even with agentic AI.
Airbnb Expands Delta Partnership to Boost Experiences and Services
Airbnb is pushing whatever buttons it can to jumpstart Experiences and Services, which got off to sluggish starts.
Uber CEO Says Travel Rivals Like Expedia Can’t Match Its On-the-Ground Edge
Khosrowshahi said there's the usual tension with partners about Uber's travel ambitions, and he obliquely cited Expedia's shortcomings post-booking. If Uber gains traction in travel, you can expect Khosrowshahi to one day step away from the Expedia board, and all of those conflicts to get exacerbated.