IT WAS supposed to be a private room, but this creepy Airbnb host had other ideas when he accepted a Sydney woman’s booking.

The companies are committing to find ways to use their businesses to help patients with cancer.

The Internet has greatly reduced entry and advertising costs across a variety of industries. Peer-to-peer marketplaces such as Airbnb, Uber, and Etsy currently provide a platform for small and part-time peer providers to sell their goods and services. In this paper, Chiara Farronato of Harvard Business School and Andrey Fradkin of Boston University study the…

While AirBnB allows people to rent out lodging, from the smallest room to the biggest Irish castle, AirPnP has a smaller, though not less useful, ambition.

The pioneering site that brokers accommodation in private homes must now pay city hotel tax in San Francisco, according to a new ruling. What does this mean for collaborative consumption?

Airbnb plans to lay off as many as 1,900 employees, or about 25% of the company, a source confirmed to CNBC on Tuesday.

Airbnb is one of the many businesses in the travel industry that has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. In March of 2017, Airbnb was valued at $31 billion, but by the end of April 2020 that value dropped to $18 billion. With the threat of more cancelations as the pandemic halts travel, guests, hosts and investors alike are left asking what Airbnb will look like after the novel coronavirus, or whether the company will survive at all.

Polina Raygorodskaya, the co-founder and CEO of direct booking site Wanderu, discusses her and other hosts' frustration with Airbnb policies, and why she decided to build her own site in an effort to diversify her business.

Airbnb is one of the many businesses in the travel industry that has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. In March of 2017, Airbnb was valued at $31 billion. By the end of April 2020 that value dropped to $18 billion. With the threat of more cancelations as the pandemic halts the travel industry, guests, hosts and investors alike are left asking what Airbnb will look like after the novel coronavirus pandemic, or whether the company will survive at all.

Cities like Barcelona want to use crisis to allow people to rent properties at decent rates

Airbnb has revolutionised travel and since it was founded in 2008 hundreds of thousands of property owners have used the holiday accommodation platform to make ends meet, make a living and, in some cases, make a killing.

But while hosts, as they are known, are wringing their hands over the collapse of the travel industry and their loss of income, many city authorities are rubbing theirs at the prospect of thousands of holiday lets returning to the traditional rental market. Cities complain that the highly profitable holiday lets have driven up rents and forced out residents with the knock-on effect that local businesses no longer have a community to serve.

Airbnb has disclosed that it has been contacted by HM Revenue and Customs regarding the application of tax laws or regulations impacting the company's business, adding that some matters "may result in litigation".

Just one day after Airbnb announced it is laying off a quarter of its staff and cutting back investments outside of its core business, one of the company's strategic advisors shared his advice for startups navigating the COVID-19 crisis.Chip Conley ...

On May 5, Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky sent the following note to Airbnb employees. This is my seventh time talking to you from my house. Each time we've talked, I've shared good news and bad news, but today I have to share some very sad n...

Earlier today, Airbnb Co-Founder and CEO Brian Chesky sent the following note to Airbnb employees. This is my seventh time talking to you from my house. Each time we've talked, I've shared good news and bad news, but today I have to share some very ...

Denmark and the Netherlands lead surge in bookings but company still cuts 25% of workforce

As relations deteriorate over the coronavirus, Washington considers curbing supply chains and investment flows

Airbnb takes on new debt as it adapts to a world without tourism, Apple announces a new entry-level iPhone and Google lowers Nest camera quality. Here’s your Daily Crunch for April 15, 2020. 1. Airbnb ups its debt by $1B amid the coronavirus travel crunch Airbnb has secured commitments of $1 billion for a syndicated […]

In response to calls for stronger action on hosts that aren’t casual users, Airbnb said it would start sharing some data with governments and getting hosts to agree to a policy of listing only their permanent homes. Here’s what Brian Chesky said in a post today: Today, we’re taking the next step to turn these principles into […]

Airbnb says it will subsidize housing for 100,000 workers at the front lines of COVID-19 care, Groupon gets a new CEO and Stripe invests in a universal checkout startup. Here’s your Daily Crunch for March 26, 2020. 1. Airbnb to provide free or subsidized housing for 100,000 COVID-19 healthcare workers Airbnb’s effort will work by […]

Uber and Airbnb are cutting significant portions of their workforce, Microsoft announces new Surface devices and we talk to Apple Craig Federighi about the new iPad cursor. Here’s your Daily Crunch for May 6, 2020. 1. Uber is laying off 3,700 as rides plummet due to COVID-19 In an SEC filing, Uber disclosed plans to […]

This afternoon Airbnb, a well-known private company that connects travelers with places to stay, announced that it was laying off around a quarter of its workforce. The company cited revenue declines and a need to curtail costs in a memo that TechCrunch viewed. In the note, written by Airbnb CEO and co-founder Brian Chesky, the […]

Lady Carnarvon says although Porchy, 26, and his sister Saoirse, 28 - heirs to the magnificent stately home Highclere Castle - flew the nest, they keep returning.

Ian Hickton, from Stoke, was staying as a guest at an Airbnb last weekend when he found a list of very specific bathroom rules and shared them on Twitter. One stated men should 'sit down' for a wee.

Omar Taylor, from Pittsburgh, was playing music at the crowded 'Airbnb mansion' party in Orinda, California, last Thursday, one someone opened five, killing him and four others.

The company has vowed to vet the accuracy of rental photos and addresses after being criticized for allowing rogue parties and scam artists.

Hosts on Airbnb have been flouting the coronavirus lockdown rules by advertising their properties as 'Covid-19 retreats' on the popular rental website.

EXCLUSIVE: The landlord said he received a booking for the apartment in Notting Hill, London at around 9pm on April 18, and warned that only two people could be inside the property at once.

Nicholas David Weston was found guilty of four counts of rape over the horror stay at his Melbourne CBD apartment in November 2017.

The amazing rental is located in Davenport, Florida, just 15 minutes from Walt Disney World. The house itself is called Twelve Parsecs and can sleep up to 30 people.

Airbnb has teamed up with the Louvre to let one lucky competition winner and a guest see what happens inside the building once the lights go out.

The home rental site is offering 50 virtual experiences from around the world, staring from £1, as a 'new way for people to connect, travel virtually and earn income' during the coronavirus crisis.

Turo lets individuals rent their personal vehicles. Some “hosts” are building businesses at airports that major car rental companies slam as unfair competition. WSJ’s Jason Bellini reports. Photo: Jake Nicol/The Wall Street Journal

With millions of tourists canceling plans for vacations, work trips and family visits, Airbnb earlier this year said it was allocating $250 million to help offset losses incurred by hosts.

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There is much to learn from how Brian Chesky, co-founder and CEO, Airbnb, let 1,900 employees know they had lost their jobs.