It is important to make sure we’re prepared for when the bulk of millennials reach the age where they are traveling regularly for business and leisure.
A proposed LA home sharing law that “violates privacy” is being opposed
Consumer Watchdog is concerned with provision to require Internet home sharing sites, such as Airbnb, to turn over to Los Angeles on a monthly basis the home sharing registration number, address, number of nights rented, and amount paid to every owner that rents their property through the home sharing site.
Airbnb for Business now allows employees to book business travel for co-workers
As Airbnb for Business triples in growth, the new tool allows travel managers to book for employees.
Airbnb updates app to focus on personalisation
New features aim to enable travelers to live like a local in over 690 neighborhoods around the world.
Can hotels resist the invasion of the ‘room-raiders’?
The hotel industry allowed unregulated short-term accommodation operators to grab a slice of the market, and while there is reason to be concerned, the hotel industry already has the potential to fight-back.
Technology has caught up with ideation
This interview with John Hach, Senior Industry Analyst at TravelClick highlights how whatever hoteliers want their web presence to capture or express, there is a technology that can now fulfill that need.
Four ways hotels can better compete against Airbnb
To remain competitive and continue to provide guests and staff an experience that will improve the hospitality experience, hoteliers can ditch some of their old-school ways for more digital, forward-thinking strategies.
Independent analysis shows Airbnb has no measurable effect on Manhattan hotels
The STR project marks the first time Airbnb has released in-depth data to a third party for independent analysis and shows no direct correlation between Airbnb’s presence and hotel performance in Manhattan.
Airbnb users spent $2.4 billion on lodging in the U.S. over past year
More than 55% of that $2.4 billion was spent in five U.S. cities: New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, and Boston according to a from CBRE Hotels’ Americas Research.
Bleisure is going mainstream: Airbnb business travel study
Airbnb shares data on top destinations and travel habits resulting from the rise in mixing business and leisure travel.
