Articles tagged “hoteltonight”

Airlines

Coming Soon to European Air Travel: ‘I’m Calling From the Plane’

Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at phone calls on planes, Sam Shank's HotelTonight journey, and why small hotels may be beautiful.

Rashaad Jorden | 10 months ago

Coming Soon to European Air Travel: ‘I’m Calling From the Plane’

Online Travel

15 Key Moments During Sam Shank’s Days at Airbnb-Owned HotelTonight

Sam Shank and HotelTonight had a significant impact on the travel industry's competitive landscape. We picked 15 pivotal events that helped to define Shank's legacy as co-founder and CEO as he embarks for a new journey elsewhere.

Rashaad Jorden | 10 months ago

15 Key Moments During Sam Shank’s Days at Airbnb-Owned HotelTonight

Online Travel

HotelTonight Founder Sam Shank Leaves Airbnb After an Extended Stay

HotelTonight is the fastest, and probably the most exquisite and feisty hotel booking app around. Regardless of its future with Airbnb, it created dozens of imitators, and set the standard.

Dennis Schaal | 10 months ago

HotelTonight Founder Sam Shank Leaves Airbnb After an Extended Stay

Online Travel

Hotels.com Faces a Brand Problem

What's in a brand? When it comes to those like Hotels.com, probably hundreds of millions or billions of dollars. The inconvenient truth is that vacation-rental-selling Hotels.com isn't likely to rebrand anytime soon.

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

Hotels.com Faces a Brand Problem

Hotels

Airbnb Outlines 2021 Vision After Weathering $4.6 Billion Pandemic Year Loss

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said what the company's customers really want are unique stays and experiences offered by individual hosts. That means expanding Airbnb's hotel business doesn't seem to be the priority it once was. And, oh yeah, the proliferation of corporate hosts like Sonder and others, doesn't mesh with what Chesky believes travelers desire.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 3 years ago

Airbnb Outlines 2021 Vision After Weathering $4.6 Billion Pandemic Year Loss

Mergers and Acquisitions

HotelTonight Investors See Huge Gains on Airbnb IPO

You can't make this stuff up. Airbnb's payout to HotelTonight of 3.2 million shares didn't appear very attractive when Airbnb's business almost collapsed in the spring. On paper, though, it's all looking very good right now.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 3 years ago

HotelTonight Investors See Huge Gains on Airbnb IPO

Online Travel

Airbnb Rolled Up $809 Million in Acquisitions in 3 Years on Way to IPO

If Airbnb hasn't already devoted resources anew to HotelTonight and expanding its hotel business, the short-term rental giant assuredly will once it goes public. After all, in addition to Google, Airbnb sees online travel agencies, with their wide breadth of accommodations' offerings, as its most significant set of competitors. 

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 3 years ago

Airbnb Rolled Up $809 Million in Acquisitions in 3 Years on Way to IPO

Coronavirus

Airbnb CEO to Tech Platform Peers: Clean Up Your Own Content or the Government Will

The proverbial handwriting is on the wall for Airbnb, Facebook, Google, Tripadvisor, and Yelp, among others. The regulators are coming! The regulators are coming!

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 3 years ago

Airbnb CEO to Tech Platform Peers: Clean Up Your Own Content or the Government Will

Hotels

New Owner Airbnb Will Not Dilute the HotelTonight Brand, CEO of Booking App Says

Airbnb’s focus on adding independent hotels instead of all-and-sundry is a smart approach. The vacation rentals company made more than $1 billion in revenue for the second quarter and intends to go public during 2020. It can't afford to meddle with the model.

Raini Hamdi, Skift | 4 years ago

New Owner Airbnb Will Not Dilute the HotelTonight Brand, CEO of Booking App Says

Online Travel

Skift Global Forum Preview: Why Airbnb Turned to HotelTonight for Its Data Savvy

HotelTonight's acquisition by Airbnb last March represented a happy outcome, but it wasn't inevitable. Back in 2015, HotelTonight faced layoffs and fundraising hiccups. Here, co-founder and CEO Sam Shank shares some of the ways he got his company back on track.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 4 years ago

Skift Global Forum Preview: Why Airbnb Turned to HotelTonight for Its Data Savvy