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Articles tagged “sharing economy”

Tourism

Airbnb Works With Amsterdam to Collect Taxes, Clarify Rules

The new relationship shifts some of the responsibility of informing and educating hosts to Airbnb, which can use its platform to ensure they comply. This is a model that will likely be copied in other markets looking to legitimize the short-term rental economy.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 9 years ago

Airbnb Works With Amsterdam to Collect Taxes, Clarify Rules

Hotels

Several States Could Regulate and Tax Short-Term Rentals in 2015

It is interesting to see that the Travel Technology Association, which takes the online travel agency side on the hotel tax issue, is siding with members HomeAway and Airbnb on short-term rental legislation.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

Several States Could Regulate and Tax Short-Term Rentals in 2015

Online Travel

Is the Sharing Economy Making it Easier to Teach Hospitality and Tourism?

The sharing economy may breed a few small entrepreneurs, but it doesn't have much use for professionals. In this world, everyone is an independent contractor.

Dan Peltier, Skift | 9 years ago

Is the Sharing Economy Making it Easier to Teach Hospitality and Tourism?

Hotels

The Short-Term Apartment Rental Site That Isn’t Focusing on Community

Despite some differentiation, Only Apartments faces a daunting task of standing out in new markets where some of its competitors are advertising on TV and have so much money to burn. If it can scale up by using channel managers, so can everyone else.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

The Short-Term Apartment Rental Site That Isn’t Focusing on Community

Hotels

UK Takes Stock of Sharing Economy in Step Towards New Legislation

This "review" is positioned in such a way that it could only come out with a pro-sharing stance, which in itself is not a negative but undermines the real work that needs to be done to legitimize such businesses while protecting workers' and consumers' rights.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago

UK Takes Stock of Sharing Economy in Step Towards New Legislation

Ground Transport

Avis Budget’s Zipcar Going Mainstream With Business Travelers

In certain settings and circumstances, and that includes airports and business travel usage, Zipcar is turning out to be an attractive option. Hey, even AARP members are getting on board.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Avis Budget’s Zipcar Going Mainstream With Business Travelers

Online Travel

Uber, Lyft and Airbnb Are Winning the App Download Battle

Uber and Lyft have the advantage that they are travel apps that, like Google Maps, many people use every day. More travel apps should find a way to be relevant more often.

Dan Peltier, Skift | 10 years ago

Uber, Lyft and Airbnb Are Winning the App Download Battle

Hotels

Changing of the Guard as Airbnb, TripAdvisor and HomeAway Join Travel Tech Trade Group

The entrance of Airbnb, TripAdvisor and HomeAway into the ranks of the heretofore online travel agency-dominated Travel Technology Association is a sign of the sharing-economy times, and will give the newbies added clout when the butt heads with local regulators.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Changing of the Guard as Airbnb, TripAdvisor and HomeAway Join Travel Tech Trade Group

Hotels

Why Hotels Need to Worry About Millennials and the Sharing Economy

With the U.S. hotel industry performing well, it is losing some business from the sharing economy, but there isn't a lot of hurt yet. That could come later.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Hotels

Marriott CEO Concedes Airbnb Does Local Better

Marriott CEO Arne Sorenson says he is having "fun" watching the development of Airbnb. He adds that Millennials will be a "massive" portion of Marriott's customer base in a decade. It won't be too much fun, though, if Millennial travelers stray from hotels as their best options for a stay.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Marriott CEO Concedes Airbnb Does Local Better