This is now a yearly tradition: In the early days of January, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky turned to Twitter and asked: ” If Airbnb could launch anything in 2022, what
What was popular in 2021 on Rental Scale-Up? Airbnb commercials, investor decks by hospitality businesses raising money (Sonder and Vacasa) Airbnb commercials (Made possible by hosts) Airbnb’s commercials depicting how
If you are an Airbnb host, you need to know how influential TikTok has become: Some guests use it to share Airbnb horror stories, quirky listings (e.g. the one whose
To attract new hosts and keep current hosts happy, Airbnb innovated 10 years ago with the launch of its $1,000,000 Host Guarantee. Yet, this November, Airbnb killed the Host Guarantee
With its “Short-Term Rental Initiative”, the European Union wants to simplify short-term rental regulations across Europe. The text, to be adopted by the European Commission in the first quarter of
The Ask a Superhost program is central to Airbnb’s plan to get more supply, and in a cost-effective way. We detailed the Airbnb Ambassador program before. Time to have a
How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the OTA (Online Travel Agency) landscape? Rental Scale-Up’s Thibault Masson was recently invited by news site Shorttermrentalz.com to share his views on the topic,
We’ll see whether Airbnb has won its bets, looking at the company’s data and statements with a grain of salt. For instance, if long stays have progressed as a share of booked nights, they actually seem to be plateauing to 2020 levels in absolute room night number, according to our calculations).
On Tuesday, November 9, Brian Chesky revealed the Airbnb 2021 Winter Release. It includes 53 upgrades and innovations that make it easier to host and support the changing needs of guests.
If you are an Airbnb host, you need to act fast to update the wifi speed displayed in your listing. On November 4, Airbnb will remove the manually-entered wifi speed from listings.
COVID-19 run ruined into international and domestic demand, but new regulations have kicked in. For instance, on October 1, 2021, the number of listings in Amsterdam dropped by 78%, after platforms started enforcing mandatory registrations. It was a 13,000 drop in listings for just Airbnb. The story is the same from Prague to Vienna, Barcelona to Budapest.
A recent study of 127,183 Airbnb complaints on Twitter has caught the attention of many Airbnb hosts and property managers. While our Rental Scale-Up team found interesting insights from this massive research effort,
Airbnb, Booking, and Vrbo are busy finding ways to take the thunder away from each other. Vrbo wants Airbnb’s supply. Airbnb wants Vrbo’s large vacation rentals and Booking.com’s low prices.
Airbnb hosts will have noticed that Airbnb was busy rolling out a new design for its hosting tools, across their app, mobile, and desktop versions. Such a redesign helps understand
Skift’s Global Forum is one of the most respected travel conferences in the world. It is a great place to hear industry leaders and researchers share data and insights about
In May 2021, Airbnb rushed to promise to give full transparency on its cleaning fee, after Twitter and the media got angry at the “ridiculous” level of cleaning fees on
In recent weeks, Airbnb has released new data and features to increase trust and safety on its platform. First, Airbnb wants to send the message that the various safety measures
As we mentioned in our article about long stays, Airbnb is renewing its efforts to capture a slice of the housing market. In turn, how can real estate businesses and
Since the onset of the pandemic, Airbnb had claimed that people were not just traveling, but also living and working at airbnbs. The company has been recording a higher share
Last week, Airbnb released its commercial and financial results for the second quarter (Q2) of 2021. We’ll look at the data, go over what CEO Brian Chesky said during the
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