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Airbnb reveals top ten spring holiday destinations
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Airbnb has revealed its top ten holiday destinations for travellers over this year’s spring season, based on what people are searching for. 1. Carolina, Puerto Rico Situated in a quiet corner of the Northeast coast with close links to the capital San Juan, Carolina is attracting Airbnb users who are searching for nature trails and […]
Touch Stay’s Andy McNulty on “wonky” technology and Airbnb’s impact
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTouch Stay CEO Andy McNulty speaks to ShortTermRentalz at Travel Technology Europe about “wonky” technology and the impact of Airbnb on the short-term rental industry.
Airbnb trains hosts in natural disaster preparation
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Airbnb joined the Los Angeles Emergency Management Department and the American Red Cross to train local Airbnb hosts in preparation in the event of a natural disaster. The all-day workshop also included CPR First Aid Certification and was free of charge for Airbnb hosts. The workshop underlined key tips in preparation and guidance in […]
Airbnb diversifies further by acquiring HotelTonight
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Airbnb has agreed to acquire hotel-booking service HotelTonight in another sign of diversifying from its principle rental service. According to HotelTonight, the company focuses on making last-minute trips easy and fun, offering guests seamless, on-demand booking for boutique and independent hotels. Airbnb co-founder, CEO and head of community, Brian Chesky, said: “A big part of […]
Nova Scotia proposes short-term rental regulations
Reading Time: 2 minutesCanada: Nova Scotia is proposing legislation to regulate the short-term accommodation sector, although the rules will not be implemented for at least another year. Business Minister Geoff MacLellan said that the changes would have to wait to allow time for further consultations with municipalities and the industry. MacLellan said the goal of such regulations was […]
Prague gallery transforms into social experiment flat
Reading Time: 2 minutesCzech Republic: Prague Galerie NoD has opened a unique exhibit flat and—social experiment — this week, which will be available for the public to rent on Airbnb. On Tuesday 5th March, the art gallery was transformed into a fully operational private flat furnished by the RAFANI artist collective, and it will be available for rent […]
Texas blacklists Airbnb due to West Bank settlement boycott
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: The state of Texas has blacklisted Airbnb following its decision to remove listings of rooms and homes for rent in Jewish settlements in the West Bank in Israel. The company was placed on the state’s “List of companies that boycott Israel” by Texas comptroller of public accounts, Glenn Hegar. In 2017, Texas passed a […]
Travel Tech Europe interview: Emil Majkowski, Rentals United
Reading Time: < 1 minuteShortTermRentalz speaks to Rentals United CIO and co-founder, Emil Majkowski, about the company being named as a preferred global partner of Airbnb and the rise of instant bookings in the vacation rental market.
HotelRunner named Airbnb preferred software partner
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHotelRunner, a sales channel management platform and B2B network for OTAs and hotels, has been recognised and certified as a preferred software partner by Airbnb. Since Hotel Runner announced an API integration five months ago, the platform has been recognised with the certification due to its innovative technology. Airbnb launched and developed its preferred software […]
Airbnb plans “aggressive investments” in China and India
Reading Time: 2 minutesChina / India: Airbnb will be making “aggressive investments” in emerging markets like China and India after a huge spike in guests and listing numbers in both countries from 2017 to 2018. The homesharing platform’s reasoning for last year’s 131 per cent growth in guests in China, and 65 per cent in India, was a […]