Tag: Airbnb
Sharper strategies needed in face of Airbnb competition, hoteliers told
Hotels have to relook their distribution and marketing strategies in order to better compete with Airbnb providers for market share, said speakers at a...
Still room for hotels growth in Singapore to meet ‘frustrated demand’
Concerns over the large supply of hotel rooms in Singapore has receded amid stronger tourist arrivals and stabilising corporate demand driven by firmer economic...
Airbnb to promote ‘healthy tourism’, enlists Taleb Rifai and David Scowsill...
Airbnb has launched the Office of Healthy Tourism, an initiative to drive local, authentic and sustainable tourism in countries and cities across the globe.
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Short-term condo rentals could soon be allowed in Singapore
Singapore's Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) have launched a public consultation exercise on a proposed regulatory framework for the use of private residential properties as...
Airbnb takes on OTAs in open letter to hoteliers
Having declared its intentions to be 'for everyone', Airbnb last week penned an open letter to "boutique hotels and B&B owners", touting its lower...
Airbnb grows through more Experiences
Following its recent announcement to expand its core home-booking platform with more categories, Airbnb will by the year's end increase Experiences from 60 destinations...
Airbnb wants to be ‘for everyone’ with new categories, premium tiers
For a startup that began in 2007 with just two air beds, Airbnb has gone a long way – and a lot more ambitious...
Short-term rentals threaten survival of budget hotels in Malaysia
Increased competition from Airbnb is taking a toll on the occupancies of budget hotels in Malaysia, raising concerns over the viability of lower-tier accommodation providers...
Airbnb opens up to third-party hotel distribution
Airbnb has entered into a new partnership with cloud-based distribution platform SiteMinder to allow hotels and accommodation providers to list on the site through...
Japan to enforce minpaku regulations in June
Japan will enforce its Private Lodging Business law on a later date than originally expected, with the legislation set to allow short-term rentals while...
