Anbang drops bid, Starwood-Marriott deal on again?
With the Chinese Anbang group abruptly dropping its $14 billion bid for the Starwood Hotels group, it appears that a planned merger with Marriott is on.
With the Chinese Anbang group abruptly dropping its $14 billion bid for the Starwood Hotels group, it appears that a planned merger with Marriott is on.
With the 'sharing economy' growing in fields such as lodging and transportation, Denmark prepares laws to get the government its share.
Luxury suites, some at outrageous prices and amenities, are a growing sector in the world hotel market as the rich get richer...and spendier.
If you live next door to an Airbnb rental that's loud and annoying, Airbnb wants to know, and is launching a way for you to complain.
Airbnb, previously limited to Cuba rentals for U.S. residents, can now begin booking anyone into its network of 'casas particulares' in Cuba.
The Cuba deals continue to roll out; yesterday Starwood signed up to manage hotels in Cuba; now Booking.com will be able to book rooms.
On the eve of Obama's visit to Cuba, Starwood has signed deals with three Cuban companies to take over management of several Havana hotels.
A last minute bid by Chinese insurance consortium Anbang has put Starwood's sale to Marriott on hold. Marriott has 10 days to match the bid.
Italy is about to join France in trying to turn food waste into a resource for those in need, but taking a different tack on incentives.
Vienna allows short-term rentals but requires licenses—and taxes. Authorities are cracking down now on those with neither or who owe taxes.
In historic Vicksburg, the Duff Green Mansion, host to both Jefferson Davis and Ulysses S. Grant, serves as both living history and a bed-and-breakfast.
In Italy's northernmost Alpine region, where German is the mother tongue, a 550-year-old farm that's now a guesthouse and restaurant.
Van Gogh's bedroom in Arles, which he painted at least three times, has been reproduced as an Airbnb apartment by the Art Institute of Chicago.
France wants the 'sharing economy' to share some of its revenue with the government. A study is poised to propose some new rules.
TripAdvisor is expanding its Instant Booking feature to 9 more counties with English-language websites, and plans to extend it worldwide.