Tag: Airbnb
Airbnb Experiences serves up new Cooking category
Airbnb Experiences has introduced a new category of bookable experiences that will "unlock the hidden culinary traditions of families all around the world", adding...
Airbnb scores nine-year Olympic sponsorship deal with IOC
Airbnb has signed a deal with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to provide accommodation for the host cities until 2028, as the games' organisers...
Airbnb teams up with TAT to push travel beyond big cities
Airbnb has partnered the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) to launch the Beyond Big Cities website that is aimed at promoting travel to lesser-known...
Airbnb to verify all listings following recent controversies
Short-term home rental company Airbnb said on Wednesday it will introduce new safety measures in the wake of a fatal shooting at an Airbnb...
Airbnb puts forth guidelines for Thailand’s short-term lodging market
Airbnb has released its proposed regulatory principles for short-term accommodation in Thailand, which the home-sharing giant says would support the Thai government’s goal of...
Dutch online ticket seller Tiqets raises US$60 million led by Airbnb
Amsterdam-based ticket booking platform Tiqets has raised US$60 million in a Series C financing round led by Airbnb, with continued support from prior lead...
Airbnb gets friendly with animals through Experiences
Having added Adventure offerings to its activities arm earlier this year, Airbnb is further widening its Experiences portfolio with the launch of Airbnb Animal...
Airbnb announces plans to go public next year
Vacation rental giant Airbnb has announced plans to list its shares on the stock market in 2020.
In a short statement posted on its website,...
Airbnb names new regional policy director for APAC
Brent Thomas has been appointed as Airbnb’s regional policy director for Asia-Pacific, taking over from Mike Orgill who is now Airbnb’s general manager for...
Taking over the world
Airbnb may have started out as an air mattress rental business, but this hospitality behemoth now wants to be the engine driving a new kind of travel and experiences in modern living. Co-founder and chief strategy office Nathan Blecharczyk tells why Airbnb’s future lies in more than just accommodation
