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Hotels

Room Mate Hotels Enters Apartment Rentals Game With BeMate Launch

BeMate is a product of what some call "the Airbnb effect." Based on the success of Airbnb and other sharing economy sites, Room Mate Hotels sees it's chance to go where no hotels have gone before.

Dan Peltier, Skift | 10 years ago

Hotels

New York Community and Political Leaders Target Airbnb’s Marketing Machine

By focusing on illegal hotels, the coalition may have a good rallying cry, but it doesn't capture how quickly short-term rentals have evolved into something much more sophisticated.

Jason Clampet, Skift | 10 years ago

Hotels

How Couchsurfing Plans to Take Back Its Corner of the Sharing Economy

Couchsurfing sobered up only to realize it was the last drunk backpacker left at the party and the rest of its friends had gone home to make money and travel in a more sophisticated fashion. Can it keep true to its beliefs to grow up without giving in?

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago

Ground Transport

What RelayRide’s Latest Funding Reveals About Ground Transport at Airports

There is clearly demand for more ground transit options, but startups must be cognizant of working with airports to bring about change rather than create a hostile operating environment for incumbents.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago

Hotels

Airbnb’s CEO Explains the Sharing Economy to Stephen Colbert

Chesky's appearance no doubt had Uber CEO Travis Kalanick asking his PR team why the Airbnb kid got to do Colbert before he did.

Jason Clampet, Skift | 10 years ago

Ground Transport

Lyft Investor Marc Andreessen’s Twitter Storm About Disrupting Ground Transport

While we do see the promise in Lyft and its peers, we think investing legends in Silicon Valley aren't always looking to solve the same problems every day humans have.

Jason Clampet, Skift | 10 years ago

Ground Transport