Jun 20, 2016 | hospitality business, New & Press, sharing economy
Source: New York votes to ban ads for whole apartments on Airbnb According to Engadget Airbnb is not at all happy with the recent ruling by New York to “make it illegal just to advertise your entire place for a short (under 30 days) rental. You’ll face a $1,000 fine the first time you’re caught, […]
Nov 26, 2015 | Marketing, metasearch, New & Press
Source: Metasearch for vacation rentals gains momentum There seems to be a growing interest in alternative accommodation and especially what is now being called the Vacation Rentals market. That terms was made popular by Flipkey and then became an established category on TripAdvisor when they took over FlipKey. All the while sites like HomeAway, Vacation […]
Aug 11, 2014 | OTAs
Airbnb’s CEO explains his company in a way Stephen Colbert can understand | VentureBeat | Business | by Joey Cosco, Business Insider. I changed the heading to confronted by Stephen Colbert because Stephens starts by suggesting AirBnB business model is like prostitution. Of course it the Colbert Humour but it could make any business […]
Jul 21, 2014 | visual tourism marketing, visual travel bookings
How Airbnb’s redesign supports the next generation of mobile travelers – Mobile Marketer – Content. Its always a tradeoff when designing a Responsive Website for Mobile Devices and small screen viewing. On our first iteration we had a headed debate over favoring text over image. In the end Visials won out and that exactly what […]
Apr 22, 2014 | direct bookings
More Legal Hot Water for Airbnb | Inc.com. “New York State attorney general Eric Schneiderman Monday filed an affidavit with the state Supreme Court in Albany claiming that the majority of Airbnb listings in New York are illegal.” The issue is that renting accommodation for less than 30 days is in general illegal in New […]
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