Airbnb won’t be going forward with its domestic listings in China, CNBC wrote Monday (May 23), citing costs and competition. The Chinese version of the popular vacation rental site was rolled out in 2016. Since then it has had competition from domestic players as well...
As peoples’ travel habits shift, Airbnb said in a company blog post Tuesday (May 17) that it has seen more bookings in rural areas. One area that has also been growing is farm stays, which doubled in the first quarter of 2022 as opposed to...
In a bid to get more people booking flights and accommodation, travel booking firms are spending a lot on advertising, Reuters reported Friday (May 13). This comes as the summer travel season is imminent, and the companies want to try and get travel back to...
As travel has picked up, so have the numbers of tolls, tickets and parking meters to be paid. Verra Mobility reported that its total revenue for the first quarter was up 90% year over year. The company’s organic service revenue grew 45% mainly due to...
Digital lodging marketplace Airbnb debuted a Trust & Safety Advisory Coalition (TSAC) to advise the company, give people a feeling of protection while traveling and promote a reliable experience before, during and after a trip. Comprised of 22 industry organizations, the TSAC will advise Airbnb...
For business travelers, 2019 is looking more and more like a high-water mark. We may all be looking forward to being face to face in the age of vaccinations, as COVID-19 case counts are well off peaks. Companies want to keep vendor relationships intact, and...
In a redesign bid to bring up more kinds of booking options in more streamlined ways, Airbnb is debuting what CEO Brian Chesky calls “the biggest change to Airbnb in a decade.” In a Wednesday (May 11) video presentation on the company’s 2022 summer release,...
Global travel booking platform Agoda is offering interest-free credit card installments for travel with Visa and is the first online travel agency in the Asia Pacific region to offer this arrangement, according to a press release Wednesday (May 11). The installment plan is available to...
Even though Booking Holdings has just delivered its highest quarterly tally of travel planning in the company’s history, it’s racing to fill a specific hole in its stable of flight, hotel, car rental and other vacation and leisure reservation offerings: alternative accommodations. While the company...