Airbnb

CNBC
Family's abandoned train car turned Airbnb brings in up to $110,000 a year: ‘Our dreams were surpassed'
When French opened up reservations on Airbnb, it was an instant success. Within the first week, the Restored 1909 Train Carriage was booked out for several months. Stays range from $325 to $350 a ...
Reuters
U.S. sues Airbnb after host rejected rental to mother with children
Airbnb was sued by the U.S. government on Friday over a host's refusal to rent an apartment to a mother with three school-age children.
Reuters
U.S. government sues Airbnb after host rejected rental to mother with three children
The Department of Justice says the home rental company violated the Fair Housing Act through Jarrod Blake’s rejection of a rental for Charisse Ylitalo and her school-age sons ...
Fortune
Airbnb’s nonprofit wing helps LA fire victims find shelter, CFO says ‘right thing to do’
"In these moments of real stress for community members, we can mobilize our hosts," Ellie Mertz says.
CNBC
25 places to visit in 2025, according to Airbnb: Travelers are 'looking for once-in-a-lifetime experiences'
The destinations were listed based on internal Airbnb data of trending searchings for 2025 compared with searches for 2024.
Inc
There’s a New ROI, and It Could Supercharge Your Business
Here’s a new way to define it. As a for-profit entrepreneur, I spent the first half of my career focused on return on investment. Now, I’m spending the second half focused on a different ROI: ripples ...
Inc
Why You Can’t Simply Copy Someone Else’s Business Strategy
Replicating another company’s business strategy may seem like a shortcut to success, but it often leads to failure.
TechCrunch
Travel is back: Hostaway raises $365M at a $925M valuation
The tourism and travel industries — after several tough years that included not just a global health pandemic but economic and geopolitical upheaval — are ...
TechCrunch
Travel is back: Hostaway raises $365M at $925M valuation
The tourism and travel industries are finally back on track, expected to make a “full recovery” to pre-pandemic levels of activity, the UN said earlier ...
Reuters
Chai and samosas': US hotels welcome Indian tourist boom to revive revenue
U.S. hotels and travel companies are aiming to tap a surge in Indian tourists to boost revenue as domestic leisure spending falters and demand from East Asian countries remains below pre-pandemic ...
Reuters
Chai and samosas': US hotels welcome Indian tourist boom to revive revenue
U.S. hotels and travel companies are aiming to tap a surge in Indian tourists to boost revenue as domestic leisure spending falters and demand from East Asian countries remains below pre-pandemic ...
Reuters
Chai and samosas': US hotels welcome Indian tourist boom to revive revenue
U.S. hotels and travel companies are aiming to tap a surge in Indian tourists to boost revenue as domestic leisure spending falters and demand from East Asian countries remains below pre-pandemic ...
Reuters
Chai and samosas': US hotels welcome Indian tourist boom to revive revenue
U.S. hotels and travel companies are aiming to tap a surge in Indian tourists to boost revenue as domestic leisure spending falters and demand from East Asian countries remains below pre-pandemic ...
Reuters
Chai and samosas': US hotels welcome Indian tourist boom to revive revenue
U.S. hotels and travel companies are aiming to tap a surge in Indian tourists to boost revenue as domestic leisure spending falters and demand from East Asian countries remains below pre-pandemic ...
Reuters
Chai and samosas': US hotels welcome Indian tourist boom to revive revenue
U.S. hotels and travel companies are aiming to tap a surge in Indian tourists to boost revenue as domestic leisure spending falters and demand from East Asian countries remains below pre-pandemic ...
Wall Street Journal
Is New York City About to Curb Its Airbnb Crackdown?
A bill introduced to the City Council could ease the strict regulations on short-term rentals.
CNBC
Family bought an abandoned train car from 1909 for $3,000 and turned it into an Airbnb that brings in over $90,000 a year—take a look inside
Isaac French and his family converted a 100-year-old train car into an Airbnb that’s projected to earn over $100,000 in 2024.
Reuters
Renters in Rome struggle as coming Holy Year dries up housing market
Apartment hunters across the Eternal City are worried their searches might also be eternal, with the long-term rental market in Rome drying up as landlords seek to cash in on short-term rentals for ...
Wired
Brian Chesky Says Big Things Are Coming for Airbnb in 2025
At WIRED’s The Big Interview event in San Francisco, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said next year Airbnb could have “one of the biggest reinventions” in recent memory.
CNBC
Airbnb CEO says the best bosses pick favorite employees: If you can't spot them, 'that's not good leadership'
Picking favorites shouldn't be about personalities or friendships, says Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky, but about identifying top performers and reliable employees.
Reuters
Swiss voters reject more powers for landlords on subletting
Swiss voters narrowly rejected a change in the law giving landlords more powers to restrict subletting by tenants, according to preliminary results of a referendum on Sunday that scrutinized Airbnb's ...
Fortune
Why Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky doesn’t believe in employee autonomy: ‘If you want to be autonomous, start your own company’
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky vehemently rejects that assertion. “If you want to be autonomous, start your own company,” he told me. Chesky, just one of 22 Fortune 500 CEOs who can say they founded their ...