Airbnb

Airbnb, Inc. is an American online marketplace company based in San Francisco, California, United States. Airbnb offers arrangement for lodging, primarily homestays, or tourism experiences.

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Braintree: Behind The Contextual Commerce Buy
Braintree: Behind The Contextual Commerce Buy
July 13, 2018  |  Commerce

Location has always mattered in business, but the concept is taking on new meaning in online retail. Contextual commerce — which enables users to seamlessly...

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Bridging The Gap Between Resellers And Attractions
Bridging The Gap Between Resellers And Attractions
July 11, 2018  |  Retail

Travel involves more than visits to monumental skyscrapers or historical sites: Around the world, there are small businesses running attractions and tours. These companies might...

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Glamping Goes Worldwide With Marketplaces
Glamping Goes Worldwide With Marketplaces
July 06, 2018  |  Innovation

Property owners offering unique lodging options such as treehouses, yurts, safari tents and beach casitas have a challenge: how can they get the word out...

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Airbnb Tests New Early Payout Feature
Airbnb Tests New Early Payout Feature
July 04, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

With a new experimental feature, Airbnb hosts will be able to get a partial payment soon after a guest makes a booking. But as of...

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Airbnb Seeks To Be Ready For IPO In 2019
Airbnb Seeks To Be Ready For IPO In 2019
June 29, 2018  |  IPO

As Airbnb builds up a larger profile in the travel space, the home share marketplace is eyeing an initial public offering (IPO). The company wants...

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Bringing In Future Residents With Pop-Up Hotels
Bringing In Future Residents With Pop-Up Hotels
June 13, 2018  |  Retail

Developers face a challenge when they open the doors to a new high-rise luxury apartment building: How do they fill all of the units that...

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How Will Insurance Work In The Sharing Economy?
How Will Insurance Work In The Sharing Economy?
June 08, 2018  |  Gig Economy

You never know when those Airbnb guests — didn’t they look so innocent on Facebook? — will leave behind a broken TV, whiskey bottles and...

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Adding New Layers To The Retail Experience
Adding New Layers To The Retail Experience
May 25, 2018  |  Retail

As is the case with most businesses, Marine Layer was founded to solve a problem. In this case, a very specific problem: Founder Michael Natenshon’s girlfriend...

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Oh, Baby: The Sharing Economy Comes To Childcare Equipment
Oh, Baby: The Sharing Economy Comes To Childcare Equipment
May 02, 2018  |  Retail

Millennials love to share. Ridesharing, home-sharing, bike-sharing — you name it, they probably share it. They are proportionally comfortable using gig economy services that provide...

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