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Airbnb seemed destined to lose ground as the major business destinations tightened their regulations against it. This was particularly true in the business travel segment, with its Airbnb for Work offering keeping a low profile since the health crisis. Today, the American giant is bouncing back by teaming up with another "new...

For several years now, Barcelona has been waging war against companies offering private flats for short-term rental. This is due to growing public hostility towards tourism, which seems to have no limits. Last year, Barcelona welcomed almost 11.5 million tourists. While...

In mid-November, accommodation sharing platform Airbnb acquired GamePlanner.AI, a 12-person artificial intelligence company led by Adam Cheyer and Siamak Hodjat. "What makes GamePlanner.AI so special is that it combines AI, design and community expertise," said Airbnb CEO and co-founder Brian Chesky. And...

New York's ban on renting out entire homes on a short-term basis is certainly a wake-up call for private rental platforms. Indeed, many critics of this participatory economy model accuse platforms like Airbnb of drying up the rental market. In the United States, there is a lot of talk about...

The soaring prices of flats for rent to locals and the nuisance caused by the comings and goings of flat booking website hosts are affecting every major metropolis in the world. Some cities are now imposing restrictions. Following on from Amsterdam, New York is now introducing one of the most restrictive laws in the world, breaking with the...

More and more restrictions in many cities around the world, consumers complaining about rules that sometimes border on the absurd on the part of flat owners... The Airbnb model, after having been praised by the entire travel sector - with the exception of hotels! -since the covid seems to have lost...

It's often a surprise when you make a booking on the Airbnb website: the price is higher than you first thought. Take, for example, this studio apartment rented for 3 days in Paris. It was listed at €243 for a stay from 23 to 26 November? But at the time of payment, it came to...

You are a business traveller who has booked an airbnb flat in London for a week. Except that five days before your departure, you receive a message cancelling your reservation. With all the wasted time and energy that entails trying to find a new place to stay... A misadventure that sounds familiar?

The Chinese dream has come to an end for Airbnb after six years in what seemed to be the world's juiciest market. Informed circles are now circulating the news that the world's largest home-sharing network will be withdrawing its entire range of accommodation and experiences by this summer. Airbnb had officially...

A flat in Milan near Corso Buenos Aires for €30 a night on 19 March instead of the usual €100, another flat for €72 near the Grand-Place in Brussels on the same dates... Bargains galore on the Airbnb website. The coronavirus effect is not reflected...

According to data collected at the beginning of February by the British website Sellhousefast, the ranking of the most expensive European capitals on Airbnb is dominated by Monaco, where the average overnight stay is 349 euros. London comes second (222 euros), with the British business hub followed by another principality: Andorra (184 euros). Paris only reaches...

For several years, some hoteliers in the US have played down the impact of Airbnb-style short-term rentals on their bottom line. But a new report from CBRE Research suggests that this alternative accommodation offer and the growth in hotel supply are leaving the US hotel industry bereft. Hotel occupancy rates are in...

Since the end of July, business travellers browsing Airbnb in search of accommodation have been able to target their search from the outset. The collaborative platform has added a "business travel" tab to its accommodation page. The aim is to enable pro users to filter their search from the outset, by eliminating those...

What motivates business travellers to use Airbnb? Emmanuel Marill - First of all, bleisure, with business travellers extending their stay to explore cities. Over 30 % of Airbnb for Work bookings over the past year included at least one weekend night. On the other hand, teams are travelling...

Until 2018, Airbnb's growth in Japan had been remarkable. Having arrived in the Japanese archipelago in 2015, the platform had experienced some of its strongest growth there, with a peak of 62,000 accommodations recorded in mid-2018. This success was due in particular to a shortage of hotels in urban centres, with occupancy rates hovering around...

This is news that is likely to make New York hoteliers, already up in arms against Airbnb, cringe... The collaborative economy giant has just signed a new partnership that will further accentuate the competition between the Airbnb catalogue and the traditional hotel scene, particularly in the residential hotel segment. By joining forces with...

After revolutionising the transport and holiday sectors, the collaborative economy, driven by Airbnb and Uber, is now making inroads into the world of business travel. So much so that this phenomenon has become a challenge for companies and their travel managers, as well as for technology suppliers and travel agencies.

"We've joined the Airbnb family! With these words, published on 25 January by Corey Morris, Gaest.com's marketing director, on the platform's blog, the meeting space specialist made its arrival in the Airbnb fold official. The acquisition of this Danish platform, founded in 2015, and...

Airbnb for Work does not intend to limit itself to individual business trips, which according to its calculations only concern a quarter (25 %) of a company's employees, on average. Targeting business groups, the people in charge of the collaborative platform unveiled "a new strategic direction" on Wednesday, based around new offerings: "Airbnb Experiences...

While business destinations such as New York, London and Paris are trying to stem the rise of Airbnb, the collaborative platform is continuing to expand in a market other than tourism: business travel. The sharing economy giant has been winning over business travellers since the launch of its "Airbnb for Business" offer...