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Bitrefill adds Airbnb cryptocurrency booking service
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSweden: Cryptocurrency gift card provider Bitrefill has announced it has added a service which will allow customers to book Airbnb rentals using five cryptocurrencies. According to the Bitrefill website, the newly-launched service will permit users to pay for Airbnb gift cards in Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Dogecoin and DASH. For the time being, the gift cards […]
Airbnb reveals half a billion guest arrivals
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Airbnb has reported that over half a billion guests have stayed at Airbnb listings around the globe since the company’s inception. With that volume, the overall figure amounts to three guests checking into Airbnb-listed properties across 81,000 cities in 191 countries every half-second, according to Airbnb. Airbnb is also claiming that its hosts have […]
Airbnb and Pinterest team up to produce travel guide
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Pinterest and Airbnb have teamed up to help Internet users easily and efficiently plan their trips for spring and summer getaways. Social media platform Pinterest said it wanted to “help users master the daunting task of trip planning” and “spark inspiration and help you discover new places to go”. The online guide includes travel […]
NAACP and Airbnb renew partnership in Atlanta
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAtlanta: The NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People) and Airbnb are set to announce the fourth regional launch of its national hosts partnership. In 2017, the two organisations partnered to launch a programme that aimed to expand their outreach to communities of colour in order to support more people so that they […]
Airbnb considering investment proposition with OYO
Reading Time: 2 minutesIndia / China: Airbnb is reportedly looking into the possibility of entering into a deal with OYO with a potential investment of $100 million to $200 million in order to emerge in the hotel business in India and China. The news comes a matter of weeks after Airbnb acquired US hotel booking startup HotelTonight for more […]
Airbnb fails to overturn Santa Monica rental law
Reading Time: 3 minutesCalifornia: Airbnb and Expedia’s HomeAway has failed in their bid to get a Court of Appeals to revoke a law that makes the companies liable for illegal rentals in Santa Monica. The three-judge panel made the judgement this week in a setback for the home-sharing platforms as they seek to avoid regulation by cities which […]
Airbnb named in top 20 U.S. companies for seniors
Reading Time: 2 minutesU.S.: Senior housing referral service and caregiver advocacy site, SeniorAdvice.com, has named Airbnb as one of the best companies in America for seniors in a study. According to the last U.S. census, by 2035 one in every five residents will be of retirement age. Meanwhile, with the number of seniors on the rise, many companies […]
eZee named Airbnb preferred software partner
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: Hospitality IT solutions provider eZee has announced it has become an Airbnb preferred software partner. After announcing a two-way integration of its channel manager, eZee Centrix, with Airbnb last September, eZee has now struck its own two-way connectivity agreement with Airbnb. That connectivity has brought Airbnb to the attention of hotels worldwide so that […]
Roomzzz COO Robert Alley on the role of Airbnb in the business travel market
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRoomzzz Aparthotels COO Robert Alley explains the role of short-term rental platforms like Airbnb in the global business travel market at the Business Travel Show.
Jersey Shore residents fight back against “Airbnb tax”
Reading Time: 3 minutesUS: The Jersey Shore has become America’s latest national battleground over regulating and taxing the online sharing economy after adopting the so-called “Airbnb tax” in October. The “Airbnb tax” is a 11.6 per cent surcharge on short-term rentals, which is making increasing numbers of holidaymakers anxious about their summer travel plans. The fallout over the tax has catapulted New Jersey […]