Dennis Schaal, Skift
Love it or hate it, you can hardly blame Airbnb for a deflated valuation, although not all of the plunge is coronavirus-related. The pain that is infecting travel and other companies at this moment is boundless.
4 months ago
Dennis Schaal, Skift
Many of Airbnb's previous funding rounds were oversubscribed. But if Airbnb indeed taps new venture capital funding, it won't have trouble finding benefactors. Still, the company's valuation will be considerably lower than the prior $31 billion.
5 months ago
Seth Borko and Dennis Schaal, Skift
Numerous travel companies, private and public, have seen their valuations taken down a peg by coronavirus. But Oyo's China business, where it fields about 60 percent of its rooms, and its ongoing operational problems in other regions exacerbate its likely valuation decline.
5 months ago
Eric Newcomer and Ian King, Bloomberg
Uber may have investors and consumers on its side, but the ridesharing leader can't spend this deeply while losing money forever — especially if it wants an initial public offering in 2019.
2 years ago
Rafat Ali, Skift
The online travel booking world has seen few new successes in the last decade and this list reflects it. On the other hand, digital technologies are changing all other aspects of travel, transport and leisure activities.
5 years ago
Eric Newcomer, Bloomberg
Airbnb is now valued more than all other hotel giants, and if revenues come in at what they project it to be, then they will be a bigger threat than what the traditional hospitality and online travel sector leaders has been giving it credit for.
5 years ago
Trista Kelley, Bloomberg
You just know there's some fool in Silicon Valley arguing that Uber is still undervalued.
6 years ago
