Tag: Airbnb

August 27, 2020

Airbnb has announced it is participating in Japan’s ‘Go To Travel’ campaign to help boost domestic tourism and support economic recovery in the country. Like other industries, the pandemic has significantly disrupted the travel and tourism industry in Japan. To […]

August 6, 2020

2020 has not gone according to plan for Airbnb. The tech company came into the year preparing for a highly anticipated IPO, but then the coronavirus pandemic changed everything. As the pandemic devastated the global travel industry, Airbnb laid off […]

June 22, 2020

Airbnb’s enhanced cleaning protocol—the first overarching standardized guidelines for cleaning and sanitization in the home sharing industry—is now available to support hosts and governments in advance of reopening communities for travel. The standards are informed by guidance issued by the […]

May 22, 2020

On March 30th, we announced the Superhost Relief Fund to provide grants to tenured hosts who are facing financial challenges because of travel disruption and other impacts of the global COVID-19 crisis. Today, we are providing an update to let […]

April 28, 2020

Following the news that many travelers have had to cancel Airbnb reservations; Rheanna Norris, Associate Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers her view on how traveler priorities are likely to change when international borders are reopened: […]

April 16, 2020

To save money, Airbnb halted all its marketing activities at the end of March in order to save an estimated $800 million in 2020. In this, it’s not alone. When a crisis hits, a company’s marketing budget is usually the […]

March 20, 2020

Airbnb is reported to have been talking with potential investors about an additional funding round. The company had been expected to make its debut on the public markets this year, a move which looked increasingly unlikely as hospitality stocks continued […]

February 12, 2020

Research has found that the more people use Airbnb, the less likely they would book an ordinary hotel. In fact, in 2020, vacation rentals will possibly topple the hotel industry! Here are some trends that we think you need to […]

February 3, 2020

Many hoteliers for the last several years have minimized the impact of short-term rentals on their bottom lines in what could be seen as an Airbnb defense. But a new report suggests that alternative accommodations, as well as growth in […]

December 30, 2019

Over the past decade, the alternative accommodation sector has experienced huge growth. This has been driven by the meteoric rise and proliferation of online travel agencies, spearheaded by Airbnb, that have very effectively tapped into a huge well of pent-up […]

December 4, 2019

Airbnb is eyeing a major IPO next year, but this year it faces escalating regulation in cities across the country. The home-sharing company had to comply on Sunday with strict new regulations in Boston that require hosts to register their […]