Airbnb
The latest insights and updates for Airbnb hosts, from in-depth looks at seasonal releases and new features to practical checklists and management tips. This category covers essential topics for vacation rental managers and short-term rental managers, including Airbnb experiences, hosting dashboard features, cleaning guidelines, cancellation policy updates, and brand strategy analysis. Stay informed on Airbnb’s fiscal growth, industry news, and the tools that can help you enhance your hosting and management approach.

Why and how do you become an Airbnb associate?
After less than one year, Airbnb’s affiliate program, called Airbnb Associates, is closing its doors on March 31, 2021. The ...

The Airbnb Ambassador Program wants you to find, vet and grow new hosts
The Airbnb Ambassador Program‘s goal is to help Airbnb grow its supply of properties by getting existing hosts, called Airbnb ...

Airbnb business model: IPO SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats)
Widely seen as one of the most promising start-up unicorns, Airbnb has been topping the watch list of investors who ...

Airbnb IPO S-1 prospectus: 7 thought-provoking facts for property managers
Airbnb’s S-1 document is out. You can look at real booking, final, guest, and supply data from Airbnb for the ...

Should you list on Airbnb + Booking.com + Vrbo/Expedia?
As the Airbnb IPO is upon us, data companies have been gathering insights from different angles to help investors price ...

Best Airbnb podcasts for hosts: Listen & grow your Airbnb business
Listening to podcasts is becoming alluring to more and more multi-tasking Airbnb hosts, who like to tune into great podcast ...

Vacation rental party prevention: Airbnb gives discounts on monitoring solutions Minut, Roomonitor, and NoiseAware
Airbnb is determined to tackle the increasing challenge of house parties during stays booked through their platform. To achieve this, ...

Airbnb IPO: 5 podcasts with Airbnb’s founder Brian Chesky to understand the company’s valuation
2020 has been a year of wild and unpredictable changes for Airbnb. The vacation rental platform was hit hard by ...

Airbnb IPO prospectus: Market data and risk factors that will matter, according to AllTheRooms
The forthcoming Airbnb IPO is expected to be the biggest one this year as the short-term rental unicorn aims to ...

Airbnb IPO for Hosts: Launch of the Airbnb Host Endowment and Airbnb Host Advisory Board
Airbnb says that it wants to place hosting at the center of its activities and to share its corporate success ...

Airbnb wants more reliable guests and imposes new Trust, Health, and Safety standards upon travelers
Airbnb recently introduced a series of measures aimed at preventing parties and gatherings. These steps point out to the mounting ...

Airbnb 2021 travel trends point to renewed demand for vacation rentals
At Airbnb, summer 2020 travel trends were about staycations (i.e. traveling within driving distance), flexible cancellations, and long-term stays. In ...

How to use the Airbnb 11-star experience framework to get raving reviews and repeat guests
How can you build a mind-blowing experience for travelers that they’ll want to tell everyone about it? Brian Chesky, Airbnb ...

Airbnb Simplified Pricing: Changes to the host-only service fee structure
Here’s what you need to know about the Airbnb Simplified Pricing, i.e. Airbnb’s move to make its 15% host-only fee ...

Airbnb IPO timeline: A road to dominance or to accountability?
Airbnb’s renewed interest in making an IPO debut has taken the spotlight in industry media over the past couple of ...

Airbnb Hosts Update: Living on Airbnb long-term, re-hiring CS reps, and delayed payments
Catherine Powell, Airbnb’s Global Head of Hosting, has started posting a series of videos aimed at Airbnb hosts. She wants ...

Going Back to Basics: Reimagining Travel and Airbnb in the Post-pandemic World
The fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, which brought global travel to a near standstill, left businesses on all ends of ...

Airbnb IPO 2020: An incredible comeback story, but doubts about the business rebound linger
On August 19, Airbnb officially announced that it was filing paperwork for an IPO. What does it mean? Why should ...

COVID-19 House parties: Airbnb extends booking restrictions to Spain, France, and UK and launches Summer Safety Campaign
Last week, we detailed the rise of wild house parties taking place in vacation rentals, as clubs and event venues ...

How To Sync Your Airbnb Calendar With Vrbo And Booking.Com With ICal
If you’re considering listing your vacation rental on more than one site, you may be wondering how you can prevent ...