Tagged With "airbnb"
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Survey Shows Airbnb Least Preferred Option for Millenials Despite Widespread Use.
The 2015 PORTRAIT OF THE U.S. MILLENNIAL TRAVELER Survey that profiles habits of travelers 18-34 had a surprising result. 40% of the 1189 people surveyed said they use Airbnb often or regularly but only 11% of them said it was their...
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Millennials are changing budget accomodation options
AS we've discussed in the past, younger travelers have different demands for room accomodations than their parents did. Besides the growth in AirBnB demand, many of the "flashpacker" travel generation are opting for upscale hostels....
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New startup aims to be "Airbnb for yachts
Airbnb has made a name for offering vacation rentals that range from a couch to a condo to a house or caravan, including the occasional boat. Beds on Board, a new startup, aims to do more or less the same, except they're focusing on yachts. ...
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Oh, my dear! That's simply NOT done!
Debrett's, the British publisher known for its rather stuffy etiquette books, and its catalogs of peers and gentry, has teamed with Airbnb to produce a guide to appropriate behavior for those who may be sharing a home temporarily. Among the...
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That cute little Airbnb? Worth $20 Billion!
Despite picturing itself as the cozy heart of a "sharing economy," Airbnb is really serious Big Business. Right now, it's in the capital markets raising an additional $1 billion in funding—and according to BloombergBusiness, that means its...
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How do you see Airbnb? The Times keeps track.
Everyone knows Airbnb, though what people think of it, or think it is, varies widely. And, over its world-conquering and controversial history, a lot of minds have changed. As a barometer, a staff writer at Skift, a travel-industry news site, has...
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Etihad to fly A380 on New York route
Airbnb, move over. There's a new apartment available for short-term rental in New York, and it's on Etihad's A-380, which will begin New York-Abu Dhabi flights December 1. The only hitch, of course, is that if you take Etihad's "Residence by Etihad"...
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HomeAway: Who Do They Think They're Kidding?
Online vacation rental agency HomeAway is shelling out millions in advertising to get us to believe they're different than Airbnb. CEO Brian Sharples states, "... it’s more profitable for us to target being a better us than being a worse...
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Airbnb to be legal in London
Britain's Parliament is now considering a bill, proposed by the Housing Minister, to remove London-only restrictions that have made it illegal for tenants and homeowners to rent out their space for short stays without complicated planning permission...
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Back to Oaxaca: Michael's House
PortMoresby finds her perfect place in Oaxaca, Mexico, in a strikingly modern house tucked into Xochimilco, the oldest neighborhood in the city.
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Airbnb's stunt: floating a house on the Thames
This is not your regular houseboat. It's a complete two-bedroom residence complete with a lawn, a tree and a doghouse. Airbnb built it on a barge for publicity to celebrate the recent Deregulation Act that lets Londoners legally rent out their homes...
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SF's Airbnb law amended, faces more challenges
San Francisco's "Painted Ladies." Short-term rentals in San Francisco continue to raise controversy. San Francisco, one of the first cities to work out an arrangement for legalizing short-term rentals, has amended the law passed in October to...
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Spain's booming tourism hits record numbers
Spain's busy beaches (Playa del Ingles, Gran Canaria, above) Photo: Wouter Hagens / Wikimedia If it seems like you've seen a stream of articles lately about Spanish towns wondering whether there's a...
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Avoid Airbnb scammers by following the rules
A relatively new scam has victimized a number of British vacation renters, and could be more widespread, but it's easy to avoid: Just follow Airbnb's rules about payments and messages. A number of British holidayers reported to the Telegraph...
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Airbnb Announces App for Apple Watch
Photo of Apps on Apple Watch by Joho345, Wikimedia Commons Airbnb has announced a new app for the Apple Watch. The app will features a messaging service ...
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Airbnb Tests Fixed-Price Packages
Painted Ladies in San Francisco/ Photo by PHeymont Airbnb has sent out invites to test a fixed -price, all services included package, that covers the travelers' whole trip. This...
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Airbnb Teams up with American Express
Starting today, American Express, Card Members can create an Airbnb account with their existing americanexpress.com User ID and Password. It will allow cardholders to easily reserve accommodation at all of Airbnb listings. Also,...
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TripAdvisor, Booking.com book a deal
TripAdvisor just took one giant step forward in its plans to be a one-stop review and booking site by a deal with booking.com which will allow TripAdvisor to directly book customers into booking.com's 436,000 rooms. It's part of a series...
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Airbnb's Growth Continues to Amaze
According to Reuters, who talked to Airbnb investors, the company is expected to have about 80 million nights booked this year, up from about 40 million in 2014. Analysts say the growth suggests Airbnb's push in Europe and efforts to attract...
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Airbnb Challenged in their Hometown, San Francisco.
Airbnb hosts are again being put to the test, this time in the birthplace of the popular traveler's accommodations site, San Francisco. According to lawyers cited, all rentals under 30 days duration are illegal in The City. Read more here .
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Airbnb's First Ad Campaign
Airbnb, the very successful website that provides a platform for owners of properties to rent rooms and residences short-term, has largely grown to it's current size through word-of-mouth. The New York Times reports that the site has begun it's...
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AirBnB: More NYC Rentals Ruled Legal
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023...l-in-ny-rental-case/
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Home City of AirBnB Legalizing Rentals
The home of the popular vacation accommodation website Airbnb, San Francisco, is now considering legislation to make the de facto availability of short-term residential rentals legal. At present local law prohibits rentals of less than 30 days...
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AirBnB vs New York. Update
Apparently AirBnB, the popular site for booking generally inexpensive rooms in a home or apartment (or entire homes and apartments for that matter) has agreed to share customer information with NYC, although it claims that the data will be at least...
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What Millenials Want Most: Travel!
It's not always easy to tell who's a 'millenial,' but a new study says it's easy to tell what they want to do: Hit the road.
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NYC Taxi: Airbnb's strangest overnight listing?
There seems to be no limit to the range of accommodations available, but some are truly unique.
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Sweden: 'elbnb' for electric cars, and driver ed loans
Sweden will use student loans to get young workers licensed to drive, while a car-maker wants to turn your outlet into part of the sharing economy.
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Qantas, Airbnb link up for frequent fliers
A tie-up with Qantas gives Airbnb its first airline loyalty program partner, along with a contest to promote it.
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France: Rivals open a new front against Airbnb
In the continuing war between traditional hotels and holiday-rental sites such as Airbnb, rivals have filed a lawsuit and are demanding new laws.
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Airbnb: We're Not at War with Hotels (and we're bigger!)
Airbnb, the big vacation rental site, is now so big it's about to become the world's largest hotelier—except it says it's not really in that business, and not at war with those who are. Airbnb's chief says he's in favor of reasonable regulation,...
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Amsterdam's Valentine to AirBnb: New short-term rental rules
AirBnb's quest for legitimacy in cities that ban or limit short-term rentals got a boost from Amsterdam's city council, which just passed rules creating a category of "private rental" with a set of limits and a tax obligation. AirBnb says it's...
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Airbnb: 1 Night Free for New Users, Andorra new top choice
Airbnb, the vacation rental site, is offering a special for first-time renters: 1 night free up to $300 on rentals of 2 nights or more. Reservations must be made by Jan. 17 for stays up to March 1. DETAILS from the Sacramento Business...
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Airbnb to warn 'outlaw' hosts in Paris
Airbnb and Paris have come to an agreement: the company will warn hosts who are violating rental regulations, and the city will see how that works out.
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Berlin law: no more whole apartments for tourists
A law passed two years ago banning Berlin tourists from renting entire apartments and houses through Airbnb and other online rental portals finally went into effect May 1.
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Hamlet's castle is one-night Airbnb for contest winner
Hamlet's home to be offered for one night as a sleepover for a contest winner.
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Now it's Booking.com with a Cuba deal
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.
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Noisy renters? Airbnb has a new neighbor complaint tool
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.
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Airbnb has Cuba news, too: Open to all visitors
Airbnb, previously limited to Cuba rentals for U.S. residents, can now begin booking anyone into its network of 'casas particulares' in Cuba.
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Denmark embracing 'sharing economy'—and taxing it
With the 'sharing economy' growing in fields such as lodging and transportation, Denmark prepares laws to get the government its share.
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Where they're going: NY, Paris top Airbnb New Year list
The recent terror attacks in Paris apparently haven't put off its lure for visitors; Airbnb reports it's the top New Year holiday booking in Europe, and second only to New York world-wide. The vacation rental company says it has 45,000 people booked in Paris for the holiday, and 47,000 in New York. The rest of the top 5 are London with 35,000, Sydney with 25,000 and Barcelona with 24,000. The figures indicate a quick and solid comeback for Paris's tourism industry; immediately after the...
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PurpleDinner: new site is like Airbnb for dinner
PurpleDinner offers to match up hosts and guests for dinner while traveling.
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France moves to tax the 'sharing economy'
France wants the 'sharing economy' to share some of its revenue with the government. A study is poised to propose some new rules.
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Van Gogh comes to Airbnb: $10 a night
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.
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Vienna taxman to collect its share of 'sharing economy'
Vienna allows short-term rentals but requires licenses—and taxes. Authorities are cracking down now on those with neither or who owe taxes.
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Julia Child's Kitchen: Now for rent on Airbnb
Julia Child's cottage in Provence, furnished as it was in her time, is available for rent on Airbnb...at $639 a night.
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Jan. 23, 2019: Koi Pond - Munich Germany
While in Munich, Germany Samantha and her husband stayed at an Airbnb with the most amazing Koi pond in the back yard.
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Re: Is it for real? Airpnp rents toilet time!
AirBnB will never let them get away with it. Considering the service, they could have done better with a name, I think. I can come up with four or five rather quickly that I won't bother listing. And I'm not sure when you were last at a Starbucks, PHeymont, but I'm not sure if you can even get the tiniest cup of coffee there for $2 anymore -- most tabs run in the $5 range. But that includes a comfortable place to sit and hang-out and fast free wifi, too.
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Re: Is it for real? Airpnp rents toilet time!
I'm still uncertain whether this is a send-up or not, but fear it isn't. The $2 figure was from jaunted.com. On the other hand, while I'm not a fan of Starbucks (cheap bitter beans), as of September 2014, the corporate standard price for a brewed coffee (small, they call it tall) was $1.75, and $1.95 for a medium (they call it grande). Tea starts at $1.95. Check all the details HERE Here's the sad part. When I was a kid and out and about and thirsty, I could stop at a neighborhood store and...
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Re: Is it for real? Airpnp rents toilet time!
I'm sure for certain events it will be used ,like as they say for Mardi Gras. I guess the name they choose will give them publicity but we will see if they are allowed to keep it. I can back up the $2 range for a standard cup of coffee at I've went to quite a few on my last roadtrip. I like Starbucks because you can use their relatively fast wifi while traveling and warming up and they do have some good locations.
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Re: Is it for real? Airpnp rents toilet time!
I haven't been to a Starbucks since moving back to Canada, where we have the excellent coffee/breakfast/lunch chain called "Tim Horton's". To my palate, better coffee than Starbuck's at half the price. I guess we'll need to have a Gumbo convention in the Great White North sometime.... http://www.timhortons.com/ca/en/index.php