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Airbnb Payment Terms 2025: What’s Actually Changing for Hosts

Thibault Masson

Under the new Airbnb Payment Terms, effective immediately for new users as of June 26, 2025, and taking effect for ...

Is discover@airbnb.com a Legitimate Airbnb Email What Hosts and Travelers Need to Know

Is [email protected] a Legitimate Airbnb Email? What Hosts and Travelers Need to Know

Thibault Masson

Airbnb host support email scams are on the rise, and one email in particular, [email protected], is raising questions among hosts ...

Airbnb Ending “Strict” Cancellation Policy: Hosts Must Act Now to Retain It, Plus Important 24-Hour Cancellation Change Explained

Airbnb Ending “Strict” Cancellation Policy: Hosts Must Act Now to Retain It, Plus Important 24-Hour Cancellation Change Explained

Thibault Masson

Airbnb hosts, take note: Important updates to Airbnb’s cancellation policies are coming into effect, significantly affecting how you manage cancellations ...

Joe Gebbia’s Role in Trump-Era DOGE Initiative Raises Questions About Airbnb’s Political Links

Joe Gebbia’s Role in Trump-Era DOGE Initiative Raises Questions About Airbnb’s Political Links

Thibault Masson

Joe Gebbia, co-founder of Airbnb and long-time advocate for design-driven innovation, remains a key figure in the Trump administration’s Department ...

Italy Legalizes Remote Check-Ins Again Why This Matters to Short-Term Rental Managers Everywhere

Italy Legalizes Remote Check-Ins Again: Why This Matters to Short-Term Rental Managers Everywhere

Thibault Masson

A major regulatory shift has just unfolded in Italy—one that echoes far beyond Rome, Florence, and Venice. On May 27, ...

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LocalPower Plays: How Holidu and HomeToGo Use Acquisitions to Penetrate Europe’s Hidden STR Niches

Thibault Masson

Yes, HomeToGo’s acquisition of Interhome rightly made headlines. A €160M deal that instantly added a pan-European, professionally managed inventory of ...

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Airbnb’s $90B Economic Impact Study: Taking a Step Back to Understand What It Really Tells Us

Thibault Masson

In May 2025, Airbnb released a sweeping analysis of its economic impact across the U.S. in 2024, claiming over $90 ...

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Airbnb’s Platform & Real-Life Social Network Play: What Brian Chesky Just Confirmed

Thibault Masson

I recently listened to Brian Chesky’s new interview on The Verge, and it immediately clicked. Much of what he shared ...

What Are Airbnb Services A Clear Guide for Airbnb Stay Hosts

What Are Airbnb Services? A Clear Guide for Airbnb Stay Hosts

Thibault Masson

By Thibault Masson, Rental Scale-Up With the 2025 Summer Release, Airbnb introduced something new: Airbnb Services. From massages and personal ...

Airbnb’s Real-Life Social Network A High-Trust Alternative to X, Built Around Offline Moments

Airbnb’s Real-Life Social Network: A High-Trust Alternative to X, Built Around Offline Moments

Thibault Masson

How close is Airbnb to becoming a social network? Maybe not in the classic Facebook or X sense—but if you’ve ...

What’s New for Airbnb Hosts in the 2025 Summer Release? Tools Built for One-Listing Hosts

What’s New for Airbnb Hosts in the 2025 Summer Release? Tools Built for One-Listing Hosts

Thibault Masson

If you’re a solo Airbnb host managing one listing, Airbnb just gave you something valuable: a redesigned set of tools ...

Airbnb’s 2025 Summer Release From Stays to Services, and a Real-Life Social Network in the Making.

Airbnb’s 2025 Summer Release: From Stays to Services, and a Real-Life Social Network in the Making

Thibault Masson

Airbnb’s 2025 Summer Release is not just a batch of features—it’s a strategic shift. Yes, we got new tools for ...

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Airbnb Q1 2025: What Vacation Rental Managers Should Know

Thibault Masson

🎬 1. Is Airbnb’s Growth Slowing Down? And in the U.S.? Let’s take a step back.Airbnb reported $2.3 billion in Q1 ...

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Booking.com’s Q1 2025 Results: Alternative Accommodations Growth, U.S. Headwinds, and Strategic Cost-Cutting

Thibault Masson

📈 Strong Results in Alternative Accommodations Booking.com posted solid first-quarter financial results, highlighting continued growth in its “Alternative Accommodations” segment—a category ...

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Airbnb’s New Off-Platform Policy (May 2025): What Hosts and Property Managers Must Know Now

Thibault Masson

Airbnb recently announced important updates to its Off-Platform and Fee Transparency Policy, effective May 10, 2025. It is stirring debate ...

Joe Gebbia Steps Down from Airbnb.org: What Vacation Rental Managers Need to Know

Joe Gebbia Steps Down from Airbnb.org: What Vacation Rental Managers Need to Know

Thibault Masson

On April 4, 2025, Joe Gebbia, co-founder of Airbnb and chairman of Airbnb.org, officially stepped down from his role at ...

Vacasa’s Sale Why It’s Not Over Yet—and What Davidson Kempner Is Now Arguing

Vacasa’s Sale: Why It’s Not Over Yet—and What Davidson Kempner Is Now Arguing

Thibault Masson

We’re back with an important update—because, well, you might’ve thought it was over. It’s not. As you know, Vacasa is ...

Airbnb Just Linked HotelTonight to Its Platform — And It’s a Bigger Deal Than You Think

Airbnb Just Linked HotelTonight to Its Platform — And It’s a Bigger Deal Than You Think

Thibault Masson

For years, I’ve been watching the slow-burn relationship between Airbnb and HotelTonight. When Airbnb acquired the hotel-booking app in 2019, ...

Airbnb Navigates Political Waters as Co-Founder Joins DOGE

Airbnb Navigates Political Waters as Co-Founder Joins DOGE

Thibault Masson

Recent reports indicate that Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia has joined Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), an initiative under ...

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