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Airbnb outlines contribution to South African economy
Reading Time: 2 minutesSouth Africa: Airbnb says it has supported 22,000 jobs and has had an economic impact of US$648 million in the country over the past year. Speaking at a three-day summit in Cape Town which Airbnb is hosting, head of global policy and public affairs Chris Lehane said its latest economic impact report had indicated that […]
Airbnb activates Open Homes Program for US hurricane victims
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Airbnb has activated its Open Homes Program to aid residents who have been evacuated due to Hurricane Florence, including relief workers providing on-the-ground assistance. In the event of major emergencies like Florence, Airbnb activates its host community through the Open Homes platform which allows residents who have been displaced – as well as emergency […]
Short-stay accommodation operators in Tanzania told to register or face arrest
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTanzania: The Tanzanian government has told short-term rental accommodation operators to register their facilities in the next 50 days or face arrest, in a move affecting Airbnb users. Tourism is considered to be one of the greatest sources of hard currency income for the East African country, which was the fifth-biggest African market for Airbnb […]
Swimply website extends Airbnb business model to swimming pools
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: A decade after Airbnb’s establishment as an online market for rental accommodation, more spin-offs of its business model are being introduced in new categories, such as aquatics. One company called Swimply is applying the successful Airbnb business model to swimming pools, whose website acts as an online hub for both swimmers and pool owners […]
Airbnb lobbies at state level to prevent cities imposing short-term rental restrictions
Reading Time: 2 minutesUnited States: The expansion of Airbnb in the U.S has prompted city councils and mayors in states such as Florida and New York to pass new laws on how such companies can operate. In recent months, Airbnb has sought to install more permissive measures in Florida and Tennessee after cities in those states tried to […]
Irish housing minister to introduce home sharing restrictions
Reading Time: 2 minutesIreland: Housing minister Eoghan Murphy plans to stop landlords from putting rental properties in Dublin on Airbnb by restricting home sharing in the city to the principal family residence. According to a report in The Times, Murphy will bring proposals to cabinet this week to restrict short-term lettings to vacant rooms in a family home […]
Vacation rental decision goes to the voters in South Portland
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: After a year of debate over how to best govern vacation rentals in South Portland, Maine, the city council will let voters have the final say. That decision comes after two council attempts at creating rules for short-term rental units were rejected by citizens petitions. Residents will now have the option of voting to […]
Airbnb appoints Hegde to top marketing role
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Airbnb has appointed former Groupon CMO Vinayak Hegde as lead of global growth marketing. Hegde has nearly two decades of marketing experience at Amazon and more recently, at Groupon, where he was senior vice president and global CMO. he will be based in Airbnb’s new Seattle office. “I’m thrilled for our company and our […]
Lewis launches Dubai-based Airbnb management help service
Reading Time: 2 minutesDubai: A Dubai-based Airbnb management service which aims to help investors and tenants list their properties as vacation rentals on the online platform has been launched. The service, called Airdxb, will assist users with paperwork, cleaning, guest screening and other tasks as well as simplify the listing process, according to founder and director, Gregory Lewis. […]
Airbnb still on the hunt to replace Mildenhall as chief marketing officer
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Airbnb remains without a chief marketing officer after almost a year as its former top marketers, Jonathan Mildenhall and Alexandra Dimiziani prepare to launch their creative consultancy, Twenty First Century Brand. Since Mildenhall announced his surprise departure from the role almost 12 months ago, a replacement has yet to be found and nor has […]