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Tag: Airbnb
Report: General Motors’ Maven Will Offer a Platform Resembling Airbnb for Cars
– Maven is more than the car-sharing arm of General Motors. The two-year-old brand has become a laboratory for many of the company’s projects in the burgeoning mobility realm, and the latest one is poised to arrive this summer. Maven will launch a service that encourages car owners to rent their vehicles while they’re not in […]
Airbnb has removed listings in Beijing and canceled bookings during China’s annual parliament because it wants to be ‘good neighbors’
WANG ZHAO/AFP/Getty Images Airbnb has cancelled bookings and removed listings in Beijing until March 30. The company confirmed to Business Insider it made the decision due to “external factors” and that it always tries to be “good neighbors.” The removal of listings seems to coincide with China’s annual legislature meeting, which takes place in Beijing […]
Flight news: Airbnb reveal secret plans to launch airline
Brian Chesky, the billionaire founder of Airbnb, has revealed his secret plan to venture into aviation creating his own airline. The house sharing website currently offers holiday makers the home away from home service worldwide, making it easier than ever to travel abroad. In a report by the home sharing provider last summer, there are […]
Dear Tech People ranks Snap, Dropbox, Airbnb, and more in diversity report
Even though tech giants like Intel and Apple release annual reports on diversity, very few tech companies are following suit. Dear Tech People dove into these murky waters to answer questions like “How many women work at Snap?” and “How many engineers at Docker are black?” The three co-creators of Dear Tech People — Dhruv […]
Airbnb and the Unintended Consequences of ‘Disruption’
The U.S economy is in the midst of a wrenching technological transformation that is fundamentally changing the way people sleep, work, eat, shop, love, read, and interact. At least, that’s one interpretation. A second story of this age of technological transformation says that it’s mostly a facade—that the last 30 years have been a productivity […]
Win a Chance to Stay on a Deepwater Exploration Vessel, Now Listed on Airbnb
Win a Chance to Stay on a Deepwater Exploration Vessel, Now Listed on Airbnb Advertiser Disclosure The credit card offers that appear on the website are from credit card companies from which ThePointsGuy.com receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in which they […]
Airbnb is investing $5 million to expand Experiences in the US
While Airbnb’s focus will always likely be home rentals, it has big plans to grow Experiences this year. It’s investing $ 5 million into expanding Experiences to 200 cities (from 50) across the US in an effort to entice more people to get up and travel. In its announcement, the company shared some growth figures […]
Big marketers like AirBnb and eBay are using Facebook to see which ads are a waste of money
By Mr.Whiskey Marketers like Airbnb and eBay are increasingly using scientific tests to run different ads across different segments of audiences, and then using the results to shift budgets accordingly. Such tests help to measure incremental returns on a particular advertising campaign or even an entire media channel using test and control groups. Facebook too […]
Airbnb CEO Suggests a Loyalty Program May Be Coming
Airbnb CEO Takes Suggestions for Loyalty Program on Twitter Advertiser Disclosure The credit card offers that appear on the website are from credit card companies from which ThePointsGuy.com receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in which they appear). This site does not […]
