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Airbnb appoints Pepijn Rijvers as chief business officer
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Airbnb has appointed former Tripadvisor and Booking.com executive Pepijn Rijvers as chief business officer, with responsibility for its Homes, Hotels, Global Markets and Enterprise Operations divisions.
Airbnb partners with Tripadivsor to scale experiences
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Airbnb has partnered with Tripadvisor Group in an effort to bring a selection of Tripadvisor experiences to the Airbnb platform later this year.
Airbnb expands beyond rentals with airport transfers, car hire and boutique hotels
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: New updates announced via the Airbnb Newsroom show the platform continuing its expansion into wider travel services, experiences and AI-powered trip planning tools.
Airbnb Q4 2025: what the results really show property managers
Reading Time: 4 minutesUS: Airbnb ended 2025 with its strongest bookings growth in more than two years. For property managers, the main point is not just the headline revenue figure. It is that Airbnb is now showing it can drive demand through product changes, and those changes directly affect pricing.
Airbnb introduces new social features for Experiences
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Airbnb has introduced new social features for Airbnb Experiences, allowing guests to connect with one another before, during, and after their trip. The update forms part of a wider product rollout that includes enhanced search, flexible payment options, and expanded AI-powered customer support. The new features mark Airbnb’s latest effort to position Experiences as […]
Airbnb unveils Services and relaunches Experiences
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Airbnb has expanded beyond accommodation with the launch of Airbnb Services and a full relaunch of its Experiences platform in over 600 cities worldwide. The move signals the platform’s growing ambitions in the travel, hospitality and lifestyle space. The newly introduced Airbnb Services product allows guests to book on-demand services at their accommodation or […]
Airbnb poised to relaunch Experiences program
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Airbnb is set to relaunch its Experiences program after reopening its application process for hosts to submit potential Experiences listings last year.
Tuesday 3 June [4pm BST] – HOW to drive incremental revenues from tours and activities
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSponsored by Alexa Smart Properties & PriceLabs Hosted by STRz editor Priya Khaira We talk a lot about the convergence of travel, hospitality and real estate but there is also more blurring occurring between short-term rentals and the burgeoning tours and activities segment. Airbnb’s Experiences program launch – and relaunch this year – could be […]
Airbnb reopens application process for Experiences listings
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Airbnb has quietly reopened the application process for hosts to submit their ‘Experiences’ listings to the platform, a year and half after pausing new Experiences submissions and removing an estimated 5,000 individual tours and Experiences listings.
Airbnb shifts focus by halting new Experiences submissions
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Airbnb has opted to put a pause on new Experiences submissions for the time being so that it can re-divert its focus towards its core platform offerings.