Barcelona trip on mind? Be prepared to pay higher tourism taxBarcelona plans to increase its tourist tax to €4 per night from the current €3.25 starting October 2024, aiming to generate €20 million mo...
03 Jul, 2024, 12.57 PM IST
Airbnb sees Q1 revenue above Street estimates on strong international travelThe San Francisco-based company expects revenue between $2.03 and $2.07 billion, compared with the average LSEG estimate of $2.03 billion.
14 Feb, 2024, 08.40 AM IST
Starting April, you will have to pay more for your Airbnb if you pay in a different currency from listingAirbnb plans to raise the guest service fee for cross-currency bookings to drive growth in international markets. Starting April 1, guests ...
29 Jan, 2024, 11.52 AM IST
Welcome to Hochatown, the town created by AirbnbBefore the pandemic, Hochatown had roughly 400 cabins for rent on Airbnb. There are now more than 2,400 -- a staggering 413% increase in fi...
15 Nov, 2023, 09.52 AM IST
Portugal ends Golden Visas, curtails Airbnb rentals to address housing crisisPortugal's golden visa programme, which offers EU passports to non-EU nationals in return for investments including in real estate and has ...
17 Feb, 2023, 10.25 AM IST
Earn by ‘hosting’ via Airbnb: 15 ways to increase your rental rateProfit from the unused space in your house by renting it out for short-term stays to travellers.
07 Nov, 2022, 01.36 PM IST
Airbnb hosts are sick of Airbnb, tooAirbnb hosts have become increasingly disillusioned with the platform and its disrespectful guests.
21 Sep, 2022, 05.01 PM IST
Airbnb valuation reaches $100 billion in trading debut surgeSan Francisco-based Airbnb’s fully diluted valuation is even higher, around $100 billion including employee stock options and restricted st...
11 Dec, 2020, 07.20 AM IST
Airbnb reaches $47 billion value in above-range IPOAirbnb and its investors sold about 52 million shares Wednesday for $68 each after marketing them for $56 to $60 each.
11 Dec, 2020, 06.21 AM IST
Airbnb set for huge day-one pop, value could top $100 billionThe stock will start trading Thursday, with early pricing indications climbing as high as $150 per share, way above the $68 IPO price.
10 Dec, 2020, 09.57 PM IST
Airbnb’s $3.1 billion IPO hinges on hosts who make rentals feel like homeAirbnb said the site will lose some of what makes it unique and sets it apart from hotel chains. As of the end of last year, Airbnb said on...
09 Dec, 2020, 08.42 PM IST
Airbnb will give $250 million to hosts who lost income to virusEven before the pandemic sent the global travel industry into a nosedive, Airbnb faced financial challenges. In the last three months of 20...
31 Mar, 2020, 09.18 AM IST
Uber and Airbnb lobby for gig worker bailoutUber has lost about 20% of its market value since the end of trading on on Feb. 26, and Airbnb’s board considered revising its plan to go p...
26 Mar, 2020, 09.27 AM IST
Airbnb, Netflix, others bill to rise with new taxThe amended Finance Bill, which was approved by Parliament on Monday, with effect from April 1, an equalisation levy of 2% will be applicab...
25 Mar, 2020, 02.32 PM IST
Small e-comm vendors will have to pay GST upfrontUnder GST, all registered vendors on ecommerce sites are liable to 1% TCS. The objective is to capture all transactions in the ecommerce sp...
22 May, 2017, 08.38 AM IST
Airbnb said to turn a profit, expects earnings this yearReaching profitability puts Airbnb on a very different footing than its fellow upstart, Uber Technologies Inc. The ride-hailing company los...
28 Jan, 2017, 10.10 AM IST
Total addressable travel market in India will be $40 billion by 2020: Nathan Blecharczyk, co-founder, AirbnbWorld’s largest marketplace for accommodation Airbnb sees India as a $40 billion travel market by 2020.
05 May, 2016, 11.54 AM IST