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STRZ wrapped 2025: 12 stories that defined the year
Reading Time: 9 minutesWorldwide: Short Term Rentalz News reflects on 12 stories that shaped the short-term rental sector in 2025. January: OpenAI unveils AI agent Operator to book travel US: OpenAI has officially unveiled one of its first AI agents called Operator, a system that can use its own browser to make travel reservations, fill out forms, order […]
Airbnb to integrate hotels into its app
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS/Worldwide: Airbnb will integrate a dedicated hotel interface into the Airbnb app, in a move that follows Airbnb’s 2019 acquisition of HotelTonight and a full rebuild of its platform to support new service offerings.
Airbnb to “go significantly more aggressively into hotels,” says CEO
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky has outlined plans to expand the number of hotels listed on the platform, signalling a shift towards a broader accommodation offering. During the company’s Q2 2025 earnings call, Chesky said Airbnb would be “going significantly more aggressively into hotels”, with a focus on independent and boutique properties, particularly outside North […]
HotelTonight offers Airbnb credit reward for travellers
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK / US: Hotel booking app HotelTonight has launched a new benefit allowing users to earn Airbnb credit for every stay booked through its app, as part of its HT Perks loyalty programme.
Airbnb officially acquires HotelTonight
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Airbnb has announced it has completed the acquisition of hotel-booking service HotelTonight. The completion of the acquisition comes after news first filtered through five weeks ago about the proposed deal. It coincides with a period of rapid growth for HotelTonight. In the first quarter of this calendar year, the number of room nights booked […]
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 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 […]