Airbnb’s plans for business travelers
Airbnb has become so pervasive in the leisure travel market, you just know there must be business travelers using it, too. And not surprisingly, Airbnb
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Airbnb has become so pervasive in the leisure travel market, you just know there must be business travelers using it, too. And not surprisingly, Airbnb
Airbnb, move over. There’s a new apartment available for short-term rental in New York, and it’s on Etihad’s A-380, which will begin New York-Abu Dhabi flights December 1. The only hitch, of course, is that if you take Etihad’s “Residence by Etihad”…
Despite picturing itself as the cozy heart of a “sharing economy,” Airbnb is really serious Big Business. Right now, it’s in the capital markets raising an additional $1 billion in funding—and according to BloombergBusiness, that means its…
Everyone knows Airbnb, though what people think of it, or think it is, varies widely. And, over its world-conquering and controversial history, a lot of minds have changed. As a barometer, a staff writer at Skift, a travel-industry news site, has…
Online vacation rental agency HomeAway is shelling out millions in advertising to get us to believe they’re different than Airbnb. CEO Brian Sharples states, “… it’s more profitable for us to target being a better us than being a worse…
Debrett’s, the British publisher known for its rather stuffy etiquette books, and its catalogs of peers and gentry, has teamed with Airbnb to produce a guide to appropriate behavior for those who may be sharing a home temporarily. Among the…
Britain’s Parliament is now considering a bill, proposed by the Housing Minister, to remove London-only restrictions that have made it illegal for tenants and homeowners to rent out their space for short stays without complicated planning permission…
Perhaps the most bizarre travel/service startup I’ve ever seen, Airpnp (will Airbnb’s lawyers show up soon?) is advertising on its web site that you can rent a pee break or a freshen-up in private homes, offices, and more, for fees ranging from $1 to…
AirBnB continues its impressive growth. It is estimated that AirBnB will, in time, surpass hotel reservations. This might not be in the distant future, as AirBnB bookings are expected to exceed those of even the large hotel chains in the…
The home of the popular vacation accommodation website Airbnb, San Francisco, is now considering legislation to make the de facto availability of short-term residential rentals legal. At present local law prohibits rentals of less than 30 days…
Airbnb has become so pervasive in the leisure travel market, you just know there must be business travelers using it,
Airbnb, move over. There’s a new apartment available for short-term rental in New York, and it’s on Etihad’s A-380, which will begin New York-Abu Dhabi flights December 1. The only hitch, of course, is that if you take Etihad’s “Residence by Etihad”…
Despite picturing itself as the cozy heart of a “sharing economy,” Airbnb is really serious Big Business. Right now, it’s in the capital markets raising an additional $1 billion in funding—and according to BloombergBusiness, that means its…
Everyone knows Airbnb, though what people think of it, or think it is, varies widely. And, over its world-conquering and controversial history, a lot of minds have changed. As a barometer, a staff writer at Skift, a travel-industry news site, has…
Online vacation rental agency HomeAway is shelling out millions in advertising to get us to believe they’re different than Airbnb. CEO Brian Sharples states, “… it’s more profitable for us to target being a better us than being a worse…
Debrett’s, the British publisher known for its rather stuffy etiquette books, and its catalogs of peers and gentry, has teamed with Airbnb to produce a guide to appropriate behavior for those who may be sharing a home temporarily. Among the…
Britain’s Parliament is now considering a bill, proposed by the Housing Minister, to remove London-only restrictions that have made it illegal for tenants and homeowners to rent out their space for short stays without complicated planning permission…
Perhaps the most bizarre travel/service startup I’ve ever seen, Airpnp (will Airbnb’s lawyers show up soon?) is advertising on its web site that you can rent a pee break or a freshen-up in private homes, offices, and more, for fees ranging from $1 to…
AirBnB continues its impressive growth. It is estimated that AirBnB will, in time, surpass hotel reservations. This might not be in the distant future, as AirBnB bookings are expected to exceed those of even the large hotel chains in the…
The home of the popular vacation accommodation website Airbnb, San Francisco, is now considering legislation to make the de facto availability of short-term residential rentals legal. At present local law prohibits rentals of less than 30 days…