Articles tagged “direct listings”

Online Travel

Lufthansa Frequent Flyer Program Tests a Direct-to-Consumer Warby Parker Model

Lufthansa's test partnership may or may not work out. But what's certain is that all major travel rewards programs have broad opportunities to use their customer databases in ways that luxury retailers such as Aston Martin and Omega will actually like.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 3 years ago

Lufthansa Frequent Flyer Program Tests a Direct-to-Consumer Warby Parker Model

Coronavirus

Will Airbnb Flip the Initial Public Offering Playbook Yet Again?

In this tragic and topsy-turvy year, market conditions can change before the end of this sentence. As of this writing, Airbnb seemingly has a path to go public at a valuation that it can likely live with.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 4 years ago

Will Airbnb Flip the Initial Public Offering Playbook Yet Again?

Hotels

Airbnb Mulls Cash Infusion From New Investors, Explained

Many of Airbnb's previous funding rounds were oversubscribed. But if Airbnb indeed taps new venture capital funding, it won't have trouble finding benefactors. Still, the company's valuation will be considerably lower than the prior $31 billion.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 4 years ago

Airbnb Mulls Cash Infusion From New Investors, Explained

Business Travel

Airbnb to Shuffle the Leadership of Experiences Business at Critical Juncture

Is everything on target in the evolution of Airbnb's Experiences business? It's clearly not profitable yet after three years, and the leadership change at the top signals problems. That doesn't mean it's fatally flawed although this isn't precisely the portrait you want to paint on the cusp of Airbnb going public next year.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 5 years ago

Airbnb to Shuffle the Leadership of Experiences Business at Critical Juncture