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Airbnb ordered to disclose details of its rental hosts in Munich
Reading Time: 2 minutesGermany: Airbnb has been ordered to disclose details about its rental hosts in the city of Munich to the city’s local authority. The Munich administrative court approved the disclosure, saying it was necessary to help the City of Munich undertake monitoring under local housing laws. While Airbnb enables people to rent out their homes to […]
British Virgin Islands and Airbnb sign memorandum of understanding
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCaribbean: The British Virgin Islands has announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Airbnb. A statement read that the partnership “aims to drive local, authentic and sustainable tourism to the islands, democratise the tourism economy and directly benefit Virgin Islanders”. In the last two years, Airbnb has signed agreements with 16 different destinations […]
Airbnb denies claims it reversed its West Bank settlement ban
Reading Time: 2 minutesIsrael: Airbnb has denied a claim by Israel’s tourism minister that it did a U-turn to remove listings in the illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank. The news comes after Israel’s public security minister Yariv Levin alleged on Facebook that Airbnb had pledged “not to implement” its decision during a meeting between the two […]
“Fairbnb” service set to compete with Airbnb in Europe in 2019
Reading Time: 2 minutesEurope: A team led by Sitio Veracruz is working on establishing a new rival service to compete with Airbnb in 2019, called Fairbnb. Veracruz says the new service will differ from Airbnb in three keys areas that will ensure a much fairer service. From January 2019, the first Fairbnb rentals will be listed in four […]
Airbnb plans to make inroads in untapped rural regions in India
Reading Time: 2 minutesIndia: Airbnb plans to expand its partnership with state tourism boards and government bodies in India and target untapped rural locations for its platform. The company has been operating in India for three years and it has so far signed memorandums of understanding with the tourism departments of Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. It has […]
Latin America and Africa experiencing Airbnb business traveller boom
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: Latin America and Africa are seeing the strongest growth in business traveller Airbnb users travelling globally, according to the company. Current trending destinations across those areas include Mar Del Plata in Argentina, which has seen a 624 per cent year-over-year increase in bookings, Guarujá in Brazil (up by 594 per cent from 2017 to […]
Airbnb adds new hotel category and filter to push visibility on its website
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Airbnb is to promote its hotel business by featuring a “Boutique Hotels” category on the main landing page and by including hotels in its space type filter. On the homepage, Boutique Hotels is found next to the Entire Homes and Airbnb Plus categories in the “More ways to stay in 2019” section. The placement […]
UK Airbnb partner KeyNest adds automated lockers to its key exchange service
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Key exchange service provider KeyNest has expanded its network to 1500 stores across the UK. The company provides secure and convenient key exchange solutions for Airbnb hosts, as well as estate agents and busy urban residents, who drop off and collect keys at KeyNest’s stores when they are unable to exchange keys in person. […]
Airbnb and HomeAway among founding members of Japanese rental association
Reading Time: 2 minutesJapan: A Japan Association of Vacation Rentals will be established in January, uniting nine founding members aiming to boost the country’s vacation rental tourism. These look set to include home-sharing ryokans (Japanese-style inns) that use residential facilities and event vacation rentals. The group will be coming together at a time when Japan has been strictly […]
GuestReady acquires Oporto City Flats and takes over We Stay In Paris
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Airbnb management company GuestReady has acquired Portuguese short-term rental operator Oporto City Flats and it will manage French Airbnb manager We Stay In Paris’ portfolio. The deals will add 100 new homes to GuestReady’s growing property portfolio, taking its list to over 1,000 properties. In agreeing the deals, GuestReady believes that will help to […]