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Articles tagged “sharing economy”

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Spanish Apartment-Share Site Only-Apartments Goes Public, Sort Of

The Alternative Spanish Stock Exchange sounds like a public-company incubator and an attractive way for small-cap companies to prove their mettle.

Spanish Apartment-Share Site Only-Apartments Goes Public, Sort Of

Online Travel

Habits of Sharing Economy Enthusiasts Across Age, Region

Trust is a major issue when it comes to renting products, especially ones as personal as your home or as expensive as a car. Despite this obstacle, the travel-related sharing economy is rapidly growing worldwide.

Habits of Sharing Economy Enthusiasts Across Age, Region

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Are Airbnb Hosts Becoming the Travel Agents of the Sharing Economy?

The idea of having an authentic local travel experience is what drives many travelers to use Airbnb. That could be ruined by recreating a traditional travel cycle in which hosts and agents receive perks for their recommendations.

Are Airbnb Hosts Becoming the Travel Agents of the Sharing Economy?

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Following New York, Airbnb Offers To Collect Taxes For San Francisco Too

So begins a year of collecting lodging taxes by Airbnb: Portland, New York City, San Francisco. Will it follow suit in its international cities as well later in the year?

Following New York, Airbnb Offers To Collect Taxes For San Francisco Too

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Should Airbnb Go Public or Is Its Business Model Too Shady?

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19 Hints to Airbnb’s Strategy to Become the Asset-Light Global Hospitality Brand

Airbnb's ambitions listed here are a huge task and with its funding and right management, it may just have a chance at becoming the global leisure and hospitality brand for the millennial generation.

19 Hints to Airbnb’s Strategy to Become the Asset-Light Global Hospitality Brand

Online Travel

2014 Trend: Sharing Economy Turns from Disruption to Collaboration

The year sharing economy went legitimate. It is already happening, with Uber taming down its against-the-machine rhetoric, and Airbnb beginning to think beyond renting room and house shares.

Tourism

Amsterdam Legitimizes Airbnb with New Short-Term Rental Rules

Although Amsterdam's new legislation will serve as a role model for other cities struggling to understand the new lodging model, every city is unique and will need to define the sharing economy on its own terms.

Amsterdam Legitimizes Airbnb with New Short-Term Rental Rules

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Skift Global Trend for 2014: Rise of The Silent Traveler

The human part of the travel service economy may become less and less important. What does that mean for the industry and how can it respond using data?

Skift Global Trend for 2014: Rise of The Silent Traveler

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The Economic Factors Driving The Growth Of Sharing Economy

The generation that came of age indebted may aspire to ownership, but it is willing to settle for access to such things instead.

The Economic Factors Driving The Growth Of Sharing Economy