Airbnb Chief Business Officer Discussed How Flights Could Fit Into Expansion Strategy
The question isn't whether Airbnb will eventually add flights or not. The issue is in what manner will Airbnb do it.
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Canadian Travel Slumps, Hilton Sounds Alarm, Airbnb Ops Push
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Airbnb Appoints Former Uber Safety Exec as Global Head of Operations
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Airbnb Faces World Cup Shortfall in NYC — New Jersey Is Dominating
Nice try Airbnb, but New York authorities do not appear ready to even temporarily lift the ban on short-term rentals during the World Cup.
If Airbnb Wants to Own the Entire Trip, It’s Time to Make Some Acquisitions
Airbnb’s capital allocation tells a different story than ambitions laid out at conferences. You don’t become a travel superapp by buying back your own stock.
Indonesia’s Short-Term Rentals Operators Confused By New Rules
Regulating short-term rentals is easier on paper than in practice. Indonesia’s biggest challenge may be enforcement, especially when most properties seem likely to fail to meet current licensing requirements.
Airbnb’s ‘One-Stop-Shop’ Plan to Own Your Entire Trip
Mission creep? Nope, Airbnb is intentionally reverting to its pre-pandemic ambitions and expanding beyond homes and even hotels to fill in the "entire trip."
The Travel Industry Needs a New Way to Read OTA Results
OTAs posted double-digit growth in the latest earnings cycle even as consumer travel spending declined. The industry needs a new framework for reading these results — and the signals that actually matter.
Airbnb Lets Asia Pacific Guests Book Without Paying Upfront: Here’s How It Works
Although the rollout spans most major Asia-Pacific markets, travelers in India still won’t see the feature yet, a notable exclusion given the country’s size and growing outbound travel demand.
Airbnb Is Testing Airport Pickups. Are Flights Next?
Airbnb likely sees how flights are driving Booking Holdings' connected-trip vision. The timing is unclear, but it needs flights if it wants to be a true "travel concierge."
Booking CEO Touts Ties With Independent Hotels as Agentic AI and Airbnb Seek Gains
We sometimes think of independent hotels as relatively powerless given the strength of the OTAs and the big hotel chains. Will agentic AI turn the tables?