With COVID-19 hitting Airbnb and its hosts hard, does the hotel industry stand to benefit in the long run?
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Expert’s Voice: Airbnb – the big upset for hotels?
The homestay revolution has disrupted the hotel industry, but could this mean that we will witness the disappearance of hotels altogether? HASSELL’s Tulsi Grover weighs in.
The next step: Airbnb plans to go public in 2020
The $31 million company did not specify an exact timeline beyond 2020.
Airbnb expands from renting into designing houses
Airbnb is expanding beyond homesharing and now ventures into designing and creating its own spaces.
Airbnb acquires Urbandoor to capitalize on business travellers
Urbandoor’s network includes apartment communities in more than 1,500 cities spread throughout 60 countries.
Expert’s Voice: What hotel chains are learning from industry disruptors – and you can too
When it comes to industry disruptors, the solution is to reimagine your business and keep going, says Dean Minnet, Hotel Consultant at Minett Consulting
After European Union crackdown, Airbnb to show full prices upfront
After EU intervention, the home sharing network must now also make clear whether its hosts are private individuals or professionals.
Is Airbnb driving families out of central Paris?
As real estate costs skyrocket in central Paris, many who are priced out are pointing fingers at Airbnb
Airbnb enters hyper luxury rental market with 2,000 new high-end properties
A new rental tier expands Airbnb’s listings which now include approximately 2,000 high-end homes and villas worldwide.
European Court of Justice advises Airbnb be seen as digital service provider
The company, which is facing calls in France for greater regulation, is pleased with the legal opinion.
Despite challenges, Hilton hails “golden age of travel”
With the Chinese economy stabilising and the United States’ economic growth outlook improving, hotels are poised to cash in on recent investments.
Watch out Airbnb! Here comes Marriott’s home rental platform
Marriott follows its successful London pilot with fully fledged international home rental arm
Is Big Brother watching? How to find hidden cameras in your hotel
These tricks and tools will ensure that you aren’t being recorded without knowing it when you travel
Roundup: Latest Airbnb developments in Madrid & the West Bank
Airbnb bans apartments without private entrances in Madrid; while reversing ban on West Bank settlement listings and donating revenues to humanitarian organisations
A first in 2018: American consumers spent more on Airbnb than on Hilton
Airbnb now owns roughly 20% of the entire U.S. consumer lodging market and shows no signs of slowing its growth.
Top 10 most Instagrammable properties on Airbnb
Airbnb revealed their top 10 properties based on their most liked pictures on Instagram
Airbnb buys HotelTonight amid ongoing battle for market dominance
Airbnb is set to acquire HotelTonight as it works to build up its expansion narrative ahead of its eventual IPO.
How a $20 million NYC Airbnb empire turned to dust
A group managed to make $20 million in revenue through unlawfully renting 130 apartments in Manhattan to nearly 76,000 guests with Airbnb.
Meet Airbnb’s new global head of transportation
Industry stalwart Fred Reid joins Airbnb as their global head of transportation. Is this a sign of further disruption for the hospitality industry?
Airbnb sought to buy Hotel Tonight before floating stocks: reports
Airbnb move comes in the wake of hotel analysts saying company would need to diversify before going public
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Buon giorno, Italy!: Airbnb’s idyllic summer vacation giveaway [Video]
Airbnb will offer four lucky souls the chance to live in rural Italy for three months in the name of promoting sustainable tourism
Airbnb considers floating IPO after years of robust growth
Airbnb’s initial public offering (IPO) plans come as firm projects it will hit 500 million guest arrivals by Q1 2019
Sweetening the deal: Will hotels become travel agents?
One of the buzzwords we heard a lot in 2018 was “ancillaries”, meaning all of the extra services and products linked to the travel experience.
Sharing always caring?: how can hospitality challenge the sharing economy?
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FairBnB will offer ethical alternative to Airbnb in 2019
FairBnB will roll out in January 2019 with availability in four pilot cities. The new company that seeks to provide similar service minus the criticisms levelled at Airbnb.
Airbnb’s plans to design its own houses in 2019
Airbnb is planning to build the homes it helps its users rent out to each other
How secure are property management software (PMS) firms in Airbnb’s ecosystem?
Airbnb rival Wimdu is closing, despite $90million in funding, proves that Airbnb continues to dominate the home lodging & vacation rental industry.
Scotland’s capital city, Edinburgh, looks to limit Airbnb
The famous tourist destination’s city council has called for capping the number of nights per year that Airbnb properties are allowed to be rented out to guests
Boutique Apart-Hotels Take On AirBnB
Boutique apart-hotels are the new AirBnB. We take a look at why they are becoming so popular.
Accor Exec Wary of Big Tech Giants rather than Airbnb
Accor Hotels is expanding its range of services to compete with the growth of big tech companies, who are threatening to take business away from traditional hotel companies.
HomeAway adds hotels to its listings, mirroring recent move by Airbnb
While Airbnb moves to publicly and brashly add independent hotels to its platform, competitor HomeAway has been quietly doing the same while attracting less attention
Is st a savvy move for Indie Hotels to post on Airbnb?
Airbnb, which has long been seen as a direct adversary to hotel companies, recently opened its platform up to independent and boutique hotels looking to boost their audiences
New Marriott homesharing website takes on Airbnb
The largest hotel company in the world has moved to pose a direct threat to the upstart hospitality company
Rise of hotels as social destinations resulting in exclusive enclaves for guests only
Find out more about exclusive spaces within hotels that only guests staying in the hotel have access to
Airbnb’s new hotel campaign takes blatant aim at Booking and Expedia
The battle for the dollars of guests who book travel online started years ago, but in recent months the fighting has greatly accelerated
Airbnb’s next evolution presents more challenges for traditional hotels
Airbnb recently announced its plans for the future, many of which stand to present a more direct challenge for the precious dollars of travellers
Airbnb has no soul anymore, says Accor CEO
On the day that Accor Hotels released its performance results, the hotel group’s boss had some pretty clear things to say about the popular sharing platform
Hotels more affordable than Airbnb in certain European cities [Construction report included]
Airbnb is no longer as competitive as it used to be. There are some cities in Europe where it is cheaper to stay in a 3-star hotel than an Airbnb
YotelPad seeks to create hybrid of Airbnb and traditional hotels
Yotel specializes in offering company rooms with a high-tech guest experience. This, however, may be poised to change soon
Airbnb gets $200 million boost for apartment business that resembles hotels
Airbnb might be getting set to join the exact business that it has worked so hard to disrupt; the traditional hotel industry
Top Hotelier Ian Schrager Wonders if the Industry’s Airbnb Strategy is Wrong
Veteran hotelier Ian Schrager thinks the hotel industry’s decision to fight Airbnb through legislation is going to lose in the end
The U.S. Midwest, Ryokans and Brazilian beaches: Airbnb’s 2018 travel trends
Cities like Paris, New York and London are mainstays on the list of most-booked Airbnb cities for 2018.
Airbnb partnership will make it easier to share apartments
It seems that Airbnb is making moves to increase its ability to garner even more clients through a recent partnership with Pillow Residential
Airbnb set to let Florida developer use its name in Disney-side apartments
Airbnb plans to set up shop close to Disney, with real estate developers who will use the name to market a new apartment complex
London’s Uber ban could spell bad news for AirBnB
Last month it was announced that controversial carpool site Uber would be banned from operating in London
Airbnb now has more room listings than the top 5 hotel brands combined
Airbnb has 4 million listings in 191 countries across the globe, giving the company more options than the top five hotel brands combined
AirBnB to launch new brand to compete with boutique hotels
The hotel industry’s arch-nemesis AirBnB is gearing up with a new initiative that will see the home sharing website provide upscale accommodation
Marriott International Launches an Expansion in Bid to Fend Off Airbnb [Brand Report Included]
Marriott controls 1 in 7 hotels in North America, 1 in 14 worldwide, and vows to add 100,000 new rooms annually for the next three years
Hotels need to rival AirBnB, not be in denial, says Ian Schrager
Hotels need to think bigger if the industry is going to compete with AirBnB
Must-Know Hotel Design Disruptors
Like most industries, global hospitality has become one of constant shifts and reorientation, especially as it pertains to how hotel rooms are designed.
Brands Eyeball Croatia & Airbnb Competitiveness
Fear of growing competition has made Croatia’s hotel market prime for big hotel management and development brands intent on expansion
How Radisson Red is appealing to millennials by breaking the stuffy hotel stereotype
Millenials are not really interested in hotels. They’re interested in Twitter, Snapchat and AirBnB. The sharing economy has of course put a dent in the traditional hotel industry, with many big chains attracting an older, wealthier generation, whilst younger people opt for the more economic solution of paying to stay in someone else’s home. But the stereotype of hotels as bland and boring is changing, and the new chain of Radisson Red are leading the field.
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How COVID-19 may slim Airbnb down and get back to its roots
With COVID-19 hitting Airbnb and its hosts hard, does the hotel industry stand to benefit in the long run?
Expert’s Voice: Airbnb – the big upset for hotels?
The homestay revolution has disrupted the hotel industry, but could this mean that we will witness the disappearance of hotels altogether? HASSELL’s Tulsi Grover weighs in.
The next step: Airbnb plans to go public in 2020
The $31 million company did not specify an exact timeline beyond 2020.
Airbnb expands from renting into designing houses
Airbnb is expanding beyond homesharing and now ventures into designing and creating its own spaces.
Airbnb acquires Urbandoor to capitalize on business travellers
Urbandoor’s network includes apartment communities in more than 1,500 cities spread throughout 60 countries.
Expert’s Voice: What hotel chains are learning from industry disruptors – and you can too
When it comes to industry disruptors, the solution is to reimagine your business and keep going, says Dean Minnet, Hotel Consultant at Minett Consulting
After European Union crackdown, Airbnb to show full prices upfront
After EU intervention, the home sharing network must now also make clear whether its hosts are private individuals or professionals.
Is Airbnb driving families out of central Paris?
As real estate costs skyrocket in central Paris, many who are priced out are pointing fingers at Airbnb
