Articles tagged “listings”

Short-Term Rentals

Airbnb Closes In on 1.5 Million Verified Listings to Build Trust

To verify 7.7 million listings, as untold numbers are constantly dropping off and new ones are added in more than 220 countries, is a daunting task. By its nature, this will be an imperfect process.

Dennis Schaal | 2 months ago

Airbnb Closes In on 1.5 Million Verified Listings to Build Trust

Short-Term Rentals

Airbnb’s New Listing Verification Process Favors Pro Hosts 

With fraud a substantial problem in online travel these days, Airbnb is undertaking the mammoth task of trying to verify listings. The process is easier for professional hosts.

Dennis Schaal | 2 months ago

Airbnb’s New Listing Verification Process Favors Pro Hosts 

Online Travel

Airbnb Reports Surge in Hosts and Listings: Does This End the Supply Debate?

Some hosts left Airbnb during the early part of the pandemic because they lost their incomes and were angry about refund policies. Airbnb's host and listing' numbers show it has turned a corner for now.

Dennis Schaal | 2 months ago

Airbnb Reports Surge in Hosts and Listings: Does This End the Supply Debate?

Short-Term Rentals

Booking Focuses on U.S. Short-Term Rental Growth While Airbnb Looks Abroad

Booking.com and Airbnb are raiding each other's territories. With their different roots, Booking.com needs to grow short-term rentals in the U.S. while Airbnb seeks to expand in Europe and elsewhere internationally.

Dennis Schaal | 5 months ago

Booking Focuses on U.S. Short-Term Rental Growth While Airbnb Looks Abroad

Short-Term Rentals

Airbnb’s Latest Tools: ‘Guest Favorites,’ AI Photo Tours, and More 

If all of these Airbnb features work as advertised, then they will benefit hosts and guests — and Airbnb.

Dennis Schaal | 6 months ago

Airbnb’s Latest Tools: ‘Guest Favorites,’ AI Photo Tours, and More 

Hotels

Airbnb May Add More Boutique Hotels as NYC Listings Collapse

Diluting its short-term rental business is one thing Airbnb won't need to worry about if it indeed increases its hotel offerings in New York City.

Dennis Schaal | 6 months ago

Airbnb May Add More Boutique Hotels as NYC Listings Collapse

Short-Term Rentals

Airbnb’s NYC Listings Fall 77%, Big Hotelier Sees ‘Tailwind’

Some believe that hotels stand to gain from Airbnb's NYC woes. Properties that might see an upside include Sonders and traditional hotels using Airbnb to sell rooms, especially if Airbnb opts to lean into the proposition.

Dennis Schaal | 7 months ago

Airbnb’s NYC Listings Fall 77%, Big Hotelier Sees ‘Tailwind’

Short-Term Rentals

Airbnb’s Playbook Is to Beat Hotels on Price and International Expansion

Airbnb, a household name brand that claims 90% of its platform traffic arrives without marketing, clearly has substantial advantages in international expansion over competitors.

Dennis Schaal | 9 months ago

Airbnb’s Playbook Is to Beat Hotels on Price and International Expansion

Online Travel

6 Expedia Group Takeaways From Its Annual Report

How things change: Expedia said its sale of Egencia won't have a major impact on operations or financials, although in years' past the company touted Egencia as a rising star. In 2018, Egencia was its own Expedia reporting segment and accounted for 8 percent of gross bookings.

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

6 Expedia Group Takeaways From Its Annual Report

Short-Term Rentals

U.S. Short-Term Rental Rate Sticker Shock Will Sting More in 2022

Short-term rental owners in locked-down countries undoubtably suffered or went out of business in 2021. But for many owners in the U.S., it was the best of times, and their revenue soared. One wakeup call — there may not be an adequate number of listings to meet demand.

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

U.S. Short-Term Rental Rate Sticker Shock Will Sting More in 2022