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.

Short-Term Rentals

Airbnb CEO: A New AI-Powered App Will Take 'Years'

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky originally predicted that a fully redeveloped app — with AI at the center — would already have been released. Now, he's saying it'll take years.

Justin Dawes | 7 months ago

Podcasts

Airbnb's Slow Growth, IHG’s Good Growth and Travel’s Recession Worries

Today's podcast looks at Airbnb’s rather normal earnings, IHG’s strong showing, and the state of global travel stocks.

Rashaad Jorden | 7 months ago

The inside of Prince's Purple Rain House

Experiences

Airbnb CEO: We'll Relaunch Experiences in 2025

Can Airbnb be successful in Experiences when it avoids mass market tours and activities? Don't look to find that Taj Mahal tour on Airbnb.

Dennis Schaal | 7 months ago

Short-Term Rentals

The Airbnb Growth Juggernaut Just Slowed

The moderation in Airbnb's growth in the second quarter, which ended June 30, is obviously not because stock markets have nosedived in the past week. It's tough to keep a company growing at a rapid clip at scale.

Dennis Schaal | 7 months ago

glenn fogel, ceo of booking holdings, talking onstage at skift global forum event

Short-Term Rentals

Booking.com on Its 'Subpar' U.S. Short-Term Rentals Biz: 'We're Not There Yet'

Booking.com has been working on building up its U.S. supply of short-term rentals for several years, relying on relationships with property managers. Perhaps it needs to take on the more labor-intensive task of focusing on individual hosts. It won't be easy.

Dennis Schaal | 7 months ago

Online Travel

Spain Regulator Cites Booking.com for Abusive Practices But Lowers Penalty by $90 Million

Should Booking.com have the right to compel Spanish hotels what rates they can charge on their own websites? That is the heart of the issue.

Dennis Schaal | 7 months ago

A billboard in New York City showcasing one of Intrepid's "Good Trips Only" advertisements.

Tour Operators

Inside Intrepid Travel's Marketing Playbook for Tours

Since the end of Covid, Intrepid has been transforming its marketing strategy by focusing on brand, rather than quick hit advertisements.

Jesse Chase-Lubitz | 7 months ago

Tourism

India’s Efforts to Boost Adventure Tourism — India Report

India's focus in recent years has been on tourism destination development. In its plan to diversify its offerings to attract different types of travelers, adventure tourism caters to a growing demand.

Bulbul Dhawan | 7 months ago

Short-Term Rentals

Vrbo in Major Reversal on Guest Refund Policies

If Vrbo's new host cancellation policy looks familiar, it's not dissimilar from the one Airbnb imposed a few months ago.

Dennis Schaal | 8 months ago

A hidden security camera inside a bedroom in an Airbnb.

Short-Term Rentals

Airbnb Works to Keep Indoor Security Camera Complaints Hidden — CNN Investigation

Airbnb loves publicity, but not when it involves stories about hidden security cameras inside its properties.

Dennis Schaal | 8 months ago