Tag: AIRBNB
Airbnb partners with International Olympic Committee
Chief Assignment Editor- November 30, 2019Airbnb and International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Airbnb announced a nine-year, five-Games partnership designed to create a new standard for ... Read More
US Representatives demand answers from Airbnb CEO
editor- November 22, 2019US Representatives sent a letter addressed to Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky demanding answers and requesting information about misleading listings that ... Read More
Tourism promotion and hotel tax: Is that an oxymoron?
editor- October 24, 2019Adding a hotel tax onto bills seems to be the way to go if funding is needed for tourism promotion. ... Read More
Survey: Americans support reforming federal law to rein in short-term rentals
Chief Assignment Editor- September 10, 2019According to a new national survey, Americans overwhelmingly support amending federal law to remove loopholes used by short-term rental sites, ... Read More
Smart City Policy Group hosts first short-term rental regulations summit
Chief Assignment Editor- June 6, 2019Smart City Policy Group will host a first-of-its-kind short-term rental regulations conference - Smart City Policy Summit - on August ... Read More
Puerto Rico Tourism hungry for good news: Today best news in 8 years
Juergen T Steinmetz- June 5, 2019Puerto Rico is hungry for good news after the island's tourism industry came to an all-time low after a devastating ... Read More
Airbnb now available in Arabic
Chief Assignment Editor- May 23, 2019Airbnb announced that its global accommodation and experiences platform will be available in Arabic to enable its growing community across ... Read More
PATA Annual Summit 2019: Issues of sustainability and social responsibility
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 22, 2019The PATA Annual Summit 2019 (PAS 2019), under the theme ‘Progress with a Purpose’, opened in Cebu, Philippines on May ... Read More
How are Airbnb and Thailand Government Savings Bank working together?
Andrew J. Wood - eTN Thailand- May 18, 2019Airbnb, a community-driven hospitality company, and the Government Savings Bank, Thailand’s 105-year-old state-owned bank, today announced an official strategic partnership ... Read More
Do Airbnb guests trust their hosts?
Chief Assignment Editor- May 17, 2019First impressions can go a long way. When it comes to owning and operating a vacation investment property like an ... Read More
Airbnb joins the European Travel Commission to promote healthy tourism
Chief Assignment Editor- May 16, 2019Airbnb, the global community-driven end-to-end travel platform, has joined the European Travel Commission (ETC) as an Associate Member to support ... Read More
48 million Americans would skip a credit card payment over a vacation
Chief Assignment Editor- May 15, 201948 million Americans say they would skip a credit card payment before they’d skip a vacation, according a new survey ... Read More
Off-the-beaten-track Thai destinations experiencing explosive Airbnb growth
Chief Assignment Editor- May 13, 2019New data released today highlights how the Airbnb community is helping grow tourism in off-the-beaten-track destinations across Thailand and the ... Read More
Hilton’s brand portfolio overtakes Marriott’s as world’s most valuable
Chief Assignment Editor- May 9, 2019Hilton has extended its lead as the world’s most valuable hotel brand while the total value of its brand portfolio ... Read More
Italian Tourist Tax receipts in Italy: A record for 2019
Mario Masciullo - eTN Italy- May 6, 2019The Italy City Tourist Tax for the year 2019 is foreseen to reach a new record of 600 million euro. ... Read More
Airbnb v. Hotels: Competing and benefiting in the sharing economy
Chief Assignment Editor- May 1, 2019Researchers from the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University published new research which sheds new light on the ... Read More
Hawaii legislator’s push for Airbnb taxation bill a success
editor- May 1, 2019Hawaii Senate Bill 1292 just squeaked by passing which will allow the Aloha State to collect transient accommodation and general ... Read More
National child safety advocate calls for ban on Airbnb hidden cameras
Chief Assignment Editor- April 16, 2019National child safety advocacy group, Stop Child Predators, called on state and local government leaders in the U.S. today to ... Read More
Gavel slams: Airbnb not eligible for privileged tax treatment
editor- April 15, 2019A report released on behalf of the American Hotel and Lodging Association (AHLA) calls on state and local government leaders to ... Read More
France remains world’s top tourist destination despite ‘Yellow Vests’ nuisance
Chief Assignment Editor- April 13, 2019According to France’s national statistics institute (INSEE), the number of nights foreign tourists spent in the country’s hotels, campsites and ... Read More
South East Asia Hotel Investors’ Summit returns to Westin Grande Sukhumvit, Bangkok
Chief Assignment Editor- April 11, 2019The South East Asia Hotel Investors’ Summit returns for its third edition in May and will again feature top executives ... Read More
UNWTO Convenes Cities in Lisbon to Cooperate on a Sustainable and Inclusive Urban Tourism Agenda
Juergen T Steinmetz- April 8, 2019The first UNWTO Mayors Forum for Sustainable Urban Tourism, co-organized by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the Ministry of Economy ... Read More
WTTC launches global taskforce on human trafficking
editor- April 4, 2019The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has today announced the formation of a global taskforce to help prevent and ... Read More
WTTC 19th Global Summit final program: Changemakers including President Obama meet in Seville
Elisabeth Lang - special to eTN- March 31, 2019The World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) will be heading to Seville, Spain this week to attend the 19th Global ... Read More
Airbnb co-founder headed to Phillippines for travel summit
editor- March 27, 2019“We are excited to be welcoming Mr. Nathan Blecharczyk to the PATA Annual Summit 2019. It is nearly impossible to ... Read More
IGLTA Foundation adds industry leaders from Google & Airbnb to its Board
editor- March 26, 2019The International LGBTQ+ Travel Association Foundation announced today that Dougal Mckenzie, Head of Industry, Travel, at Google, and Maria Cuba, ... Read More
IGLTA Foundation’s new NYC think tank to address key issues in LGBTQ+ Tourism
Chief Assignment Editor- March 21, 2019The International LGBTQ+ Travel Association Foundation (IGLTAF) inaugural Leadership Think Tank will unite top executives from LGBTQ+ welcoming destinations around ... Read More
City of Santa Monica prevails against Airbnb and HomeAway in court
Chief Assignment Editor- March 13, 2019The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today affirmed the City of Santa Monica's Home-Sharing Ordinance in the face of a ... Read More
Airbnb’s acquisition of Hotel Tonight increases its appeal ahead of eventual IPO
Chief Assignment Editor- March 8, 2019On March 7, 2019 that San Francisco-based travel giant, Airbnb announced that its has agreed to acquire Hotel Tonight. Following ... Read More
Tourism to become a US$50 billion industry in India
editor- March 7, 2019Technology and tourism were in focus at a meeting held on March 6 organized by the Internet and Mobile Association ... Read More
Texas is latest US state to blacklist Airbnb for anti-Israel actions
Chief Assignment Editor- March 6, 2019Texas is adding home sharing firm Airbnb to a short list of companies that cannot receive state investments because it ... Read More
Airbnb slammed for anti-Semitism in Florida ad campaign
Chief Assignment Editor- March 5, 2019The Committee for Israel, a national pro-Israel organization, launched an ad campaign today condemning Airbnb for its recent anti-Semitic decision ... Read More
Airbnb banned from Texas contracts due to anti-Semitic actions
editor- March 2, 2019In response to Airbnb’s anti-Semitic decision to de-list Jewish-owned properties, but no others, in the disputed territory known as the ... Read More
Lithuania tourism booming and German visitors love it
Juergen T Steinmetz- February 24, 2019Germans love to travel to Lithuania. It resulted n a record year in 2018 for Lithuania Tourism. 3,6 million people used ... Read More
Hong Kong’s travel spending up 5.8% and continue growing
Chief Assignment Editor- February 22, 2019In 2018, Hong Kong citizens made 92.21 million departures in 2018, averaging 12.4 departures per person! Total revenue of the ... Read More
WTACH to protect local cultures, heritage and historical sites from overtourism
Chief Assignment Editor- February 16, 2019World Tourism Association for Culture and Heritage (WTACH) has been formed to protect local cultures, heritage and historical sites that ... Read More