short-term rentals

Airbnb Adds Tools to Promote Tourism, Enforce Short-Term Rental Laws
Airbnb Adds Tools to Promote Tourism, Enforce Short-Term Rental Laws
February 22, 2024  |  Travel Payments

Airbnb has expanded its City Portal to more than 430 jurisdictions worldwide over the past three years. Launched in 2020, the City Portal provides local...

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Airbnb Sees 55% of Gross Nights Booked Through Its App
Airbnb Sees 55% of Gross Nights Booked Through Its App
February 13, 2024  |  Earnings

The great travel snapback continues, through digital channels, matching supply and demand for places to stay when getting away from it all. Airbnb noted in...

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Evolve Taps Affirm to Provide Pay-Over-Time Options to Travelers
Evolve Taps Affirm to Provide Pay-Over-Time Options to Travelers
January 10, 2024  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Evolve, a vacation rental hospitality company, has partnered with payment network Affirm to provide pay-over-time options to travelers. Affirm will be the exclusive pay-over-time partner of Evolve,...

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Private Equity Firm TPG Enters Vacation Rental Market in Florida
Private Equity Firm TPG Enters Vacation Rental Market in Florida
November 07, 2023  |  Real Estate

Private-equity firm TPG has made a significant move into the vacation rental market by acquiring single-family homes in Florida and offering them for nightly rentals...

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How Airbnb and 18th-Century Newspapers Found Profits from Frictions 
How Airbnb and 18th-Century Newspapers Found Profits from Frictions 
October 11, 2023  |  David S. Evans

Brian Chesky says that Airbnb is broken and he’s going to fix it.   New York City recently passed regulations that all but gave them the boot....

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Airbnb CEO: AI Can Help Vet Properties and Guests
Airbnb CEO: AI Can Help Vet Properties and Guests
October 02, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

Airbnb’s CEO said AI can help the company find better listings… and better guests. In a long interview with Bloomberg News published Monday (Oct. 2), Brian Chesky discussed the...

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Beyond Launches Tally to Streamline Payments for Short-Term Vacation Rentals
Beyond Launches Tally to Streamline Payments for Short-Term Vacation Rentals
August 22, 2023  |  Payments As A Service

Beyond, a revenue management solution for vacation rental managers and owners, has unveiled Tally, a payment processing solution specifically designed for the vacation rental industry....

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Airbnb Finds ‘Jobs Via Laptop’ Enabling Long-Term Rentals
Airbnb Finds ‘Jobs Via Laptop’ Enabling Long-Term Rentals
August 04, 2023  |  Connected Economy

The shift to remote work during the pandemic still drives changes in the travel and hospitality industries. For short-term rental platform Airbnb, customers’ ability to work...

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Airbnb’s Q2 Profit Surges 72% Amid Rebound in Urban, International Travel
Airbnb’s Q2 Profit Surges 72% Amid Rebound in Urban, International Travel
August 04, 2023  |  Earnings

Airbnb announced its most profitable second quarter yet on Thursday (Aug. 3), generating a net income margin of 26% — its highest Q2 ever —...

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