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Articles tagged “listings”

Hotels

Airbnb Posts $1.2 Billion Loss and Turns Attention to Expected Supply-Demand Mismatch

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said the company expects to add millions of new hosts in the next few years, and it has plans to simplify the host signup process. But Airbnb has to be concerned that over the last six months that strategic growth imperative has been tough going.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 3 years ago

Airbnb Posts $1.2 Billion Loss and Turns Attention to Expected Supply-Demand Mismatch

Online Travel

Spunky Vrbo Is Outpacing Airbnb in Listings Growth

Vrbo indeed seems to be stealing a bit of market share from Airbnb in the U.S. in recent months, albeit from a much smaller base. Vrbo's aggressive marketing campaign earlier this year appears to be paying off.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 3 years ago

Spunky Vrbo Is Outpacing Airbnb in Listings Growth

Hotels

Airbnb Reinstates Domio Listings After Scandal Cost CEO His Job

Despite Brian Chesky’s rhetoric about Airbnb needing to return to its local connections mission and roots, the economics point to Airbnb needing Domio- and Sonder-like listings. Even if it means negative publicity pre-IPO.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 4 years ago

Airbnb Reinstates Domio Listings After Scandal Cost CEO His Job

Coronavirus

Airbnb Hasn’t Seen Mass Exodus of Hosts Over Refunds

Hosts may come and go on Airbnb's global platform. But the fate of Airbnb's listings will depend much more on supply and demand than on grievances.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 4 years ago

Airbnb Hasn’t Seen Mass Exodus of Hosts Over Refunds

Online Travel

How Can Airbnb Guests Live Like Locals if Hosts Are, Well, Corporations?

The professionalization of Airbnb may mean cleaner bedsheets and more front desks. But it may also contribute to higher home prices to the detriment of housing-squeezed neighborhoods — and a brand identity that is in dire need of a reboot.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 5 years ago

How Can Airbnb Guests Live Like Locals if Hosts Are, Well, Corporations?

Hotels

Booking Claims It Beats Airbnb With 5 Million Alternative Accommodations Listings

Booking.com may be marginally ahead of Airbnb in the listings race, but for practical purposes you can call it a draw. It's game on, though, pitting Booking.com's renowned demand aggregation and marketing resources versus Airbnb's brand advantages, and the resources it would gain by doing an IPO and becoming more comprehensive.

Dennis Schaal , Skift | 6 years ago

Booking Claims It Beats Airbnb With 5 Million Alternative Accommodations Listings

Hotels

TripAdvisor Expands Subscription Business Into Restaurants

While investors and observers are rightfully focused on how TripAdvisor's transition to a hotel booking site will work out, the company has some meaningful hedges in the form of vacation rentals, tours and activities, and restaurants. Collecting monthly and annual fees is a very material part of the overall business and will likely become even more so.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 7 years ago

TripAdvisor Expands Subscription Business Into Restaurants

Media and PR

Yelp Gives Up on International Growth, Layoffs Probable

Yelp struggled outside North America, and is giving up on developing its business abroad. Competing against business listings from companies like Google and TripAdvisor has taken its toll on the company.

Andrew Sheivachman, Skift | 8 years ago

Yelp Gives Up on International Growth, Layoffs Probable