Accommodations news and trends

Airbnb Debuts Work Travel Search Tools
Retail // July 22, 2019

While Airbnb currently offers thousands of listings geared toward business travelers, the online hospitality platform is now making those easier to find through new search capabilities for work trips. The move comes as more businesses are turning to Airbnb for Work to put together business...

Airbnb Unveils High-End Luxe Offering
Retail // June 25, 2019

To bolster its luxury travel efforts, Airbnb has unveiled its Luxe offering, which includes more than 2,000 high-end homes. The home sharing company sends out inspectors to determine whether homes meet criteria such as chef-grade appliances and high-quality furniture, Fortune reported. Airbnb’s Global Marketing Director...

Hotels, And India’s Middle Class, Show Path For Online Travel
Markets // June 25, 2019

It’s a fool’s errand to predict what will interest historians decades or centuries from now, but the scribes here at PYMNTS don’t pull back from such challenges. When it comes to retail, general commerce and online payments, the increasingly powerful middle class in India will...

Startups Merge To Take On Airbnb
Partnerships / Acquisitions // May 15, 2019

A group of four short-term stay startups in Europe have teamed up to create a new company and take on leader Airbnb. Earlier on Wednesday (May 15), BNBbuddy, The London Residents Club, Hintown and Rent Experience announced they have joined forces to launch a new...

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Airbnb Debuts Work Travel Search Tools

July 22, 2019
While Airbnb currently offers thousands of listings geared toward business travelers, the online hospitality platform is now making those easier to find through new search capabilities for work trips. The move comes as more businesses are turning to Airbnb for Work to put together business trips, according to reports. Through Airbnb’s work trip toggle, users […]

Airbnb Unveils High-End Luxe Offering

June 25, 2019
To bolster its luxury travel efforts, Airbnb has unveiled its Luxe offering, which includes more than 2,000 high-end homes. The home sharing company sends out inspectors to determine whether homes...

Startups Merge To Take On Airbnb

May 15, 2019
A group of four short-term stay startups in Europe have teamed up to create a new company and take on leader Airbnb. Earlier on Wednesday (May 15), BNBbuddy, The London...

Marriott Takes On Airbnb

April 29, 2019
To compete with Airbnb along with other homesharing companies, Marriott International is reportedly starting a business for home shares. Unnamed sources claim the firm could soon debut details for the...