The Ultimate First-Class, A Million Miles From Car Rentals, Google Flights Makeover and More

Emirates First, a Million Miles, Google Flights & More 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 […]

Avis Promo Offers $9.99 One-Way Rentals Between Airport and City

Avis Promo Offers $ 9.99 One-Way Rentals Between Airport and City 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 […]

Airbnb taps San Francisco’s biggest landlord for short-term rentals

Airbnb is recruiting San Francisco’s largest landlord to allow tenants to offer their apartments as short-term rentals. In return for Veritas Investments serving up five of its buildings, Airbnb will give it a cut of the nightly revenue (10 percent, according to the San Francisco Chronicle), as part of the incentives it launched a year […]

Redbox starts offering Switch game rentals

Redbox, the company behind those movie and game-renting machines you see outside of grocery stores and Walmarts, is starting to offer Switch games. Right now this is just for select cities: Seattle, San Antonio and Portland, Oregon. But it could expand across the U.S. if the Switch games prove popular in those locations. After the collapse […]

Apple is in Discussions to Offer $50 Home Movie Rentals of Big Theatrical Releases [Updated]

Update: Apple has now entered discussions to make major Hollywood releases available for home rentals only two weeks after they debut theatrically. Get the latest information below. One of the most intense business challenges Hollywood has faced during the past few years is dealing with the way the home video market has evolved. In an effort to breathe new life […]

How Airbnb Rentals in Thailand Can Save You Money

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Airbnb rentals are now legal in Japan

After some legal tussling between home owners, building owners, Japanese government and, well, Airbnb the country has decided to legalise sharing economy home rentals. The law was passed earlier today, allowing home-owners to let properties to guests for up to 180 days a year. Owners do, however, have to register with local authorities in the […]

Would You Pay For $30 Home Movie Rentals Of Big Theatrical Releases?

One of the most intense business challenges Hollywood has faced during the past few years is dealing with the way the home video market has evolved. In an effort to breathe new life into it, some studios are now reportedly considering the idea of offering $ 30 home movie rentals after a film plays in theaters for a few […]

Maven, GM’s Car-Sharing Brand, Expands into Long-Term Rentals

– General Motors is making monthly rentals part of its Maven car-sharing program. Starting now in San Francisco and Los Angeles, members of the app-based mobility service can book a Chevrolet Volt extended-range hybrid or a Chevrolet Tahoe SUV for 28-day blocks of time. Soon, GM plans to roll out this long-term rental service, called […]