Articles tagged “sharing”

Hotels

Expedia CEO Is Bullish About the Future of Airbnb

Expedia partnered with HomeAway on vacation rentals last week. One day it is going to partner with or acquire a sharing economy company built in the Airbnb mold, depending how the market shakes out. When you are as big as Expedia, you can afford to sit back and see how things shape up.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

Airbnb’s CTO on the Battle for New York and IPO Rumours

The next six months will be interesting for the rental upstart, and fascinating to watch from the outside. Can it find a balance with regulators and can it keep the user growth momentum going?

Jason Clampet, Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

Airbnb Is Fighting to Make Sharing Legal in New York, But It Already Is

This isn't about the sharing, it's about the commerce.

Jason Clampet, Skift | 11 years ago

Tourism

Airbnb Vs. New York City: The Defining Fight of the Sharing Economy

The answer, as always, lies somewhere in the middle.

Rafat Ali, Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

What HomeAway Can Teach Airbnb About Getting Along With Cities

Airbnb's current stance would likely be much different if its path to an IPO was uncluttered by web of local and state laws that could trip it up.

Jason Clampet, Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

Airbnb Files Petition to Block NY Subpoena, Cites Burden to Compile Data

The subpoena will likely be pared down before it is issued. Some big issues will be coming to a head in this probe, including whether an apartment rental by an individual renders the apartment a hotel that is subject to occupancy tax.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Media and PR

The 6 Travel Leaders on Fortune’s 40 Under 40

Lists like this are always about buzz rather than reality, so watchers will have to wait until these six reach their forties to see if they can turn their young-ish companies into established players.

Jason Clampet, Skift | 11 years ago

Ground Transport

How Mayor Bloomberg Changed The Way New York City Moves

It's tough to say that Bloomberg's lasting legacy will be New York City's transportation transformation with so many changes taking place in the past 12 years. We can say with confidence that the improvements are still just small steps towards insuring the city keeps pace with well-designed sustainable urban initiatives abroad.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

SkiftX

The 12 Biggest Travel Trends Skift Tracked in Its First Year

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

Airbnb Study Reveals Legal Rentals Make for the Friendliest Hosts

The study points to the positive aspects of Airbnb's live-like-a-local positioning and the sense of community the brand can offer its hosts and renters, but also highlights the challenges of making that happen in its most popular markets.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago