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| 05.10.2022 | Is the Booking.com reversal on Palestine corporate hypocrisy? | When the online travel agency Booking.com announced last month that it was going to designate Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank as “occupied territory” and warning of “an increased risk to safety and human rights”, it was welcom... |
| 18.08.2020 | Airbnb is finally unbanned in South Africa - and super-clean local listings will now be highlighted | Photo: Caroline Lupini
Two months after hotels and guest houses were allowed to operate again, Airbnb establishments have finally been permitted to host guests again.
It has introduced a new cleaning protocol, and former partnerships with l... |
| 18.06.2020 | Airbnb is ‘seeking urgent clarity’ after being banned – by name – from reopening in SA | (Getty)
While hotels and other accommodation providers will soon be able to reopen more fully, President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday night said home-sharing – and Airbnb in particular – will remain banned.
Airbnb apparently doesn't know wh... |
| 27.12.2019 | Airbnb denies a report that it rejected a plan to require government IDs to sign up for the home-sharing service because it might hurt growth | Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky
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Airbnb employees in charge of safety have been calling for the company to better police the platform for at least two years, The Wall Street Journal's Kirsten Grind and Shane Shif... |
| 27.09.2019 | Airbnb's Antarctic 'Sabbatical' Is the Next Evolution in Crisis Capitalism | On Monday, Airbnb announced a "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity": a one month, all-expenses-paid trip to Antarctica, where five winners will work as citizen scientists alongside microplastics researcher Kirsitie Jones-Williams, in c... |
| 27.09.2019 | Airbnb Arbitrage: How Professional Hosts Are Filling The Unicorn’s Call For Quality Rentals | A Sonder living room.Sonder |
| 20.09.2019 | Airbnb Set to Launch Its IPO in 2020 | Airbnb, an online marketplace for offering and booking lodging, primarily homestays, and tourism experiences, has announced its plans to launch an IPO in 2020.
Founded in 2008, Airbnb allows individuals and organizations to list properties ... |
| 20.09.2019 | How 3 guys turned renting air mattresses in their apartment into a $31 billion company, Airbnb | Strategy How 3 guys turned renting air mattresses in their apartment into a $31 billion company, Airbnb
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| 19.09.2019 | Airbnb Plans To Go Public In 2020 | Airbnb said it posted more than $1 billion in revenue for the second quarter of 2019.Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images |
| 19.09.2019 | Airbnb says it will go public next year | Airbnb has said that it will have its initial public offering in 2020.
The company is one of the last of the big unicorn herd that grew up roughly a decade ago (a herd that includes Uber, Lyft, The We Company and Postmates) to declare its p... |
| 19.09.2019 | Airbnb announces plans to go public in 2020 | More On: airbnb
You can now stay at this bizarre $1.2M viral 'cave mansion' Dominatrix claims DoorDash banned her over sex work: 'It’s dehumanizing' ‘Wolf of Airbnb’ accused of running illegal rental out of posh NYC pad Viral TikTok reveals... |
| 31.08.2019 | Meet The Virtual Robocop Taking On Airbnb, Just As They Prepare For IPO | There have been over 500 million Airbnb check-ins since 2007, with growth in demand showing no sign of slowing. The company is now handling 2 million customers per day. Reflective of this explosive growth, “Airbnb hosting” has become someth... |
| 07.08.2019 | Lyric, which raised $185 million from backers like Airbnb and Fifth Wall, shares its secret sauce for Instagram-worthy rentals. | Lyric
One of Lyric's Philadelphia units. Each unit features local art and photography, as well as a selection of vinyl records of hometown musical artists.
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Lyric, which operates in 14 US cities, recently raised $160 million in... |
| 07.08.2019 | Top tech startup news for today, Wednesday, August 7, 2019 | Good morning! Below are some of the top tech startup news for today, Wednesday, August 7, 2019.
Nike acquires AI platform startup Celect to better predict shopping behavior. Nike has acquired Celect, a leading retail predictive analytics a... |
| 22.07.2019 | As OYO’s Founder Triples-Down On Company, A Second Look At Secondaries | 12 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
OYO, the India-based hotel unicorn has made news over the past week for two reasons. First, it’s moving into the coworking space that has proved lucrative for giants like WeWork. And second, the com... |
| 25.06.2019 | Live like a robber baron for a night with Airbnb Luxe | Airbnbs are a mixed bag. Pictures only tell half the story, and sometimes you don’t really know what you’re getting into until you get there. Say what you will about Airbnb’s new white glove Luxe service, but the company does seem to go out... |
| 30.05.2019 | Marketplace Checklist: How Airbnb Built A $35 Billion Business On Its Brand Strength | Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg © 2019 Bloomberg Finance LP |
| 21.05.2019 | Airbnb teams up with 23andMe to recommend heritage travel destinations | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Ever heard of heritage travel? It’s when folks pi... |
| 21.05.2019 | Airbnb teams up with 23andMe to recommend heritage travel destinations | Ever heard of heritage travel? It’s when folks pilgrimage to uncover family histories in their forebears’ home cities, towns, and countries. According to a recent survey, about 89% of people in India and 69% of those in France and the U.S. ... |
| 01.05.2019 | Airbnb Donations lets hosts chip in for temporary housing for displaced people | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Airbnb hosts have a new way to give back to displaced people in their communities: a Donations tool. The San Francisco company announce... |
| 15.04.2019 | Airbnb officially owns HotelTonight | Airbnb has completed its acquisition of the last-minute hotel booking application, HotelTonight, the company announced on Monday. The deal is Airbnb’s largest M&A transaction yet, and will accelerate the home-sharing giant’s growth as i... |
| 09.04.2019 | Klook Raises $225M From Softbank, Doubles Down On Global Expansion | 77 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Travel activity booking platform Klook has picked up $225 million in additional funding. The Softbank Vision Fund led the Series D+ round, which also included participation from Sequoia Capital Chin... |
| 09.04.2019 | Klook Raises $225M From Softbank, Doubles Down On Global Expansion | 75 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Travel activity booking platform Klook has picked up $225 million in additional funding. The Softbank Vision Fund led the Series D+ round, which also included participation from Sequoia Capital Chin... |
| 12.03.2019 | Airbnb: сколько компания будет стоить на IPO | 1 марта Airbnb опубликовала данные о своем развитии и представила отчет о тенденциях на туристическом рынке в развивающихся странах. United Traders проанализировали отчет и дали предварительную оценку компании на возможном IPO.
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| 07.03.2019 | Airbnb acquires last minute hotel booking service HotelTonight | This is Airbnb's second acquisition this year as it prepares for its IPO
As Airbnb gets ready for its long anticipated IPO, which is expected to happen sometime this year, the company is looking to expand its services. In January it purchas... |
| 27.01.2019 | Airbnb купил датский стартап, который позволяет арендовать офисные пространства для проведения встреч | Фото: iStock
Сервис аренды недвижимости Airbnb купил датский стартап Gaest.com, который предлагает арендовать помещения для проведения встреч, воркшопов или фотосессий. Об этом компания сообщила на своем сайте.
Маркетплейс Gaest.com, запуще... |
| 25.01.2019 | Airbnb acquires Danish co-working space marketplace Gaest | The acquisition will go toward building out Airbnb for Work, the company's enterprise solution
Of course Airbnb is best known as a hotel alternative for travelers, but as it gets ready for its long anticipated IPO, which is expected to happ... |
| 25.01.2019 | Airbnb acquires Denmark’s Gaest to expand in bookings for meetings and offsites | Airbnb, now valued upwards of $30 billion and inching toward an IPO possibly as early as this year, has made an acquisition to continue to diversify its revenues beyond basic booking services for overnight accommodations in private homes. I... |
| 26.11.2018 | Amazon exec Dave Stephenson tapped to lead Airbnb to the public markets | Airbnb has completed a much-needed hire ahead of its rumored 2019 initial public offering.
The hospitality giant has brought on as its chief financial officer Dave Stephenson, a long-time Amazon vice president and former president of Big Fi... |
| 20.11.2018 | Millennials Love Airbnb and There Are 400 Million Millennials in China | The Head of Policy at Airbnb, Chris Lehane, says that they are seeing the same underlying dynamics and trends of millennials driving Airbnb growth in China that they saw earlier globally. With 400 million millennials living in China, the gr... |
| 19.11.2018 | Airbnb won’t operate in Israel’s West Bank, prompting calls for a boycott | Airbnb, the hugely popular home sharing operation, pulled its services from the disputed West Bank in Israel, prompting a call by a Jewish rights organization in Los Angeles for a worldwide boycott.
Airbnb announced its decision Monday to p... |
| 12.09.2018 | Travel tech startups are scooping up VC cash by the bucketload | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Online travel platforms are hot. At least that‘s what the recent flurry of venture capital (VC) investments that have landed in tech st... |
| 12.09.2018 | Travel tech startups are scooping up VC cash by the bucketload | Online travel platforms are hot. At least that‘s what the recent flurry of venture capital (VC) investments that have landed in tech startups’ laps suggests.
This week, Paris-based Evaneos announced an $81 million round of funding led by Pa... |
| 05.09.2018 | Airbnb for Work is getting bigger | Experiences, not cash, are the new corporate bonus. At least, according to Airbnb.
With that mantra in mind, the $31 billion company is expanding the part of its business that targets business travelers, called Airbnb for Work. The new effo... |
| - | Airbnb Set to Launch Its IPO in 2020 | Airbnb, an online marketplace for offering and booking lodging, primarily homestays, and tourism experiences, has announced its plans to launch an IPO in 2020.
Founded in 2008, Airbnb allows individuals and organizations to list properties ... |
| - | Google Faces Privacy Complaint For Tracking User Locations In EU: News From Tech And Startup World [Nov 26- Dec 2] | Dissent has been brewing both inside and outside Google against the company’s controversial China search engine project — Dragonfly. Last week, the internal dissent came to the fore when hundreds of Google employees signed a petition protes... |
| - | Airbnb plans an IPO for 2020 | Airbnb has announced this Thursday that it plans to go public next year;
In September 2017, the home-sharing rental startup was privately valued at $ 31 billion, according to the innovation platform PitchBook.
According to Business Insider,... |
| - | Airbnb Looks To Double Its Marketing Investment In India After Singapore Setback | Airbnb is looking to double its marketing investment in India to increase its visibility in Indian market. The development, as ANI reports, comes at a time when Singapore, where Airbnb’s Asia-Pacific (APAC) headquarters is based, decided to... |
