Airbnb: 1,000 per cent spike in searches along eclipse route for 268 seconds of daytime darkness April 5, 2024 Short-term rentals firm Airbnb said there had been a 1,000 per cent increase in demand for April 8, when a solar eclipse will take place.
Gove clamp down on short term lets like Airbnb could lead to ‘two-tier system’ February 19, 2024 Under the reform, property owners who let out their homes to visitors will be asked to seek planning permission, alongside placing their name on a mandatory national register for short-term lets.
Airbnb ‘reinventing’ itself with £4.8bn share buyback as it looks to go ‘far beyond travel’ February 14, 2024 Airbnb has said it is expanding beyond its core services and has revealed a $6bn share buyback scheme amid mixed results.
‘Side hustle tax’ to see online platforms like Ebay, Airbnb and Amazon share seller details with HMRC January 2, 2024 This will allow tax authorities to detect and tackle tax evasion, while also levelling the playing field with how traditional businesses are treated for tax purposes, according to HMRC.
Airbnb, Booking.com and Expedia sign post-Brexit deal to share guest data with ONS November 17, 2023 The data from Airbnb could provide reliable evidence to help policymakers arrive at informed decisions on short-term accommodation.
Airbnb targets long-term rentals and aims for eventual expansion ‘beyond travel’ October 4, 2023 Change is on the horizon for Airbnb and its customer base, with the multipurpose travel app looking to incorporate longer-term rentals and add “beyond travel” experiences. Airbnb is most known for its convenient travel accommodation planning and bookings, but this could soon change. Next month could bring the “biggest update to Airbnb ever,” chief executive [...]
The host with the most: Airbnb’s Catherine Powell on surviving the pandemic, disciplined decision making and playing by the rules April 5, 2023 When Catherine Powell made the jump from the magic of Disney to Airbnb in January 2020, she couldn’t have predicted the nightmare of a global pandemic for the travel and tourism industry. But just three months after she joined as head of experiences she was thrown in at the deep end. “The pandemic hit and [...]
UK government’s letter to Visa, Deloitte and Allianz prompts rebuke from Olympic chiefs March 14, 2023 Olympic chiefs have issued a rebuke to the UK government over its lobbying of sponsors including Visa, Deloitte and Allianz for Russia to remain banned from sport. The UK has been among the most vocal and active opponents of the International Olympic Committee’s plan to lift the suspension of Russia and its ally Belarus. Culture [...]
Airbus and Qatar settle A350 jetliner row February 1, 2023 Airbus and Qatar Airways have settled a dispute over surface damage on grounded A350 jets, the companies said today, averting a potentially damaging UK court trial. The “amicable settlement” ends a $2bn row over the safety of Europe’s premier long-haul jet – an unprecedented public rift that had led Airbus to revoke dozens of other [...]
EU sets eyes on Airbnb in latest data regulation push November 3, 2022 After taking on Big Tech in a swathe of new laws, European regulators are now setting their sights on the short-term home rental industry.