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 IPO filing shows third-quarter earnings beating virus with cost cuts, new focusThe filing, published ahead of Airbnb's anticipated stock market debut in December, showed a dramatic recovery in its fortunes, after the c...
17 Nov, 2020, 08.12 AM IST
The travel industry is never going to be the same again, says Airbnb CEO Brian CheskyIn an exclusive chat with Satyan Gajwani, vice-chairman of Times Internet, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky talks about leading the company during t...
13 Oct, 2020, 08.49 PM IST
Why we must 'Uberise' faster: We can either resist it and wonder where jobs vanished, or tailor it to our needsThe economy is being “uberised” (you could call it google-ised or amazonised or jio-ised, if you so prefer), where the middle function in m...
09 Oct, 2020, 11.59 AM IST
'Airbnb delivered on a lot of pieces that PM wanted’Chris Lehane, global policy head for Airbnb said over the past four years, Airbnb has worked on delivering on a lot of different pieces tha...
23 Oct, 2019, 12.11 PM IST
Oyo acquires Copenhagen-based data science company Danamica for an undisclosed sumAcquisition comes about a month after the SoftBank-backed company committed €300 million investment in its European vacation rentals busine...
03 Sep, 2019, 08.00 AM IST
Oyo sets aside €300 million for its vacation rental businessThe firm intends to drive deeper into Europe with the investment that may also see Oyo, through its Oyo Vacation Homes business, take on Ai...
15 Aug, 2019, 07.59 AM IST
Airbnb checks into Oyo with $200 m in towIndian hospitality co also likely to list its properties on Airbnb’s platform.
02 Apr, 2019, 10.00 AM IST
India among five fastest-growing nations for Airbnb: Nathan Blecharczyk, CofounderThe company has 45,000 India listings, doesn’t see competition from local players.
23 Feb, 2019, 10.08 AM IST
Airbnb unveils Plus Homes in IndiaAirbnb Plus Homes are currently available in over 41 cities across the globe.
22 Feb, 2019, 07.26 PM IST
Blackstone, Airbnb, Harrods chiefs to speak at GBS 2019Event to see star cast of global business leaders, including bosses of major consultancies, IT cos.
08 Feb, 2019, 06.28 AM IST
Budget accomodation brands are checking out the premium spaceBoth international and domestic travellers have shown an increased taste for high-end accommodation - an opportunity that the likes of Airb...
20 Mar, 2018, 03.41 PM IST
VC fund wants to create an ‘Airbnb Mafia’Riley Newman is one executive who got away. One of the first 10 employees at the company rose to run its data science unit and then left la...
13 Mar, 2018, 09.27 AM IST
Airbnb plans to host 1 billion annual guests by 2028Company has announced new property types, new tiers and collections as it aims to become one-stop shop for mainstream guests.
23 Feb, 2018, 08.11 AM IST
Selling to Gen Y: The biggest challenge for marketers is to delve deeper to connect with themSince millennials are the future drivers of consumption across products and services, it is imperative for all businesses targeting the Ind...
16 Oct, 2016, 11.43 AM IST
Online budget hotel brands bet on corporate travelFabHotels has over 200 registered corporates and over 3,000 SME clients.
10 Aug, 2016, 09.18 PM IST
Why the British 'Airbnb for the rich' sees hotels like Hyatt as a friendThe hotel industry might be a lucrative partner - or at least not an adversary - for the fledgling home-sharing economy.
27 Jul, 2015, 12.48 PM IST