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.
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 ...
Discover how Airbnb’s Global Head of Hosting wants to rebuild trust with Airbnb Hosts
Catherine Powell is the new Global Head of Hosting at Airbnb. In late July, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky announced drastic ...
While Booking.com launches a “Work-Friendly Program” for homes and apartments, Airbnb reduces Airbnb for Work into a more nimble “Laptop-Friendly Workspace” requirement.
Vacation rentals have been great places where to work for a very long time. Witness Ian Fleming’s Goldeneye villa in ...
airbnb ceo Brian Chesky on drastic changes in travel patterns, pausing Airbnb plus and luxe, focusing on homes and experiences, refunding guests, firing employees, IPO plans and racial justice.
During an interview with Andy Serwer, Brian Chesky gave a very interesting and detailed exposé that vacation rental managers, Airbnb ...
Why And How Should Hosts Use Airbnb’s New Listing Promotion?
Are you a new host? Or are you a seasoned property manager with some new listings? Perhaps you noticed an ...
How To Set Promotions And Discounts On Airbnb
Looking for ways to increase your occupancy and make your listing stand out in the Airbnb search results? Offering special ...
Airbnb Custom Promotions: How To Attract More Bookings With Better Merchandising
Do you offer any summer discounts? Have you lowered your rates recently? While it’s definitely important to sell competitive rates, ...
How to optimize your Airbnb for Summer 2020 travel trends
Is the summer 2020 travel season going to be a total bust? As a property manager, you’re probably wondering when ...
Airbnb’s Brian Chesky on almost losing everything, and now running a leaner and More Agile Company
The tone of the press about Airbnb.com is changing. The company is now treated as the comeback kid that has ...
Airbnb, Booking, Expedia, and Trip endorse WTTC’s Safe Travels protocols for Short-Term Rentals
This is no small feat: Getting arch-rivals Airbnb, Booking, Expedia, Trip to agree to have a common stance on something. ...
Property managers found Vrbo’s response to COVID-19 crisis the best, while trust in Airbnb collapses, Survey finds
This survey is a snapshot taken in late March, at the peak of the havoc created by the coronavirus COVID-19 ...
Airbnb go near Campaign: A global Effort to promote Domestic Travel and Vacation Rentals
As Summer 2020 is supposed to be about domestic travel and drive-to destinations, Airbnb has launched an impressive global campaign ...
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