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International Dog Day: 7 pet-friendly vacation rentals

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 26 07:13 PM

Planning to bring your pets on your next getaway once the pandemic situation improves? Read more »

Missing Japan? Check out these free virtual tours of Tokyo Olympic venues

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 21 01:52 PM

Airbnb has partnered with the Nippon Foundation Volunteer Support Center to give the public a closer look at the venues and cities featured in this year's Olympic and Paralympic Games.  Read more »

Flexible dates, destinations: Airbnb upgrades features as it adapts to pandemic

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 02 03:50 PM

Airbnb has rolled out more than 100 upgrades on its platform as it adapts to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global travel industry.  Read more »

Airbnb extends ban on parties through end of summer

Reuters
Posted at May 27 08:47 PM

Airbnb Inc said on Thursday it would extend a ban on parties in homes listed on its platform through at least the end of summer in an effort to halt the spread of coronavirus infections.   Read more »

Airbnb sees massive travel rebound ahead

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 14 07:37 AM

Airbnb said Thursday it expects "a travel rebound unlike anything we have seen before" as the home sharing platform posted a big loss for the past quarter. Read more »

Travel shorts: AirAsia seat sale, Airbnb tool for hosts, new Agoda product

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 13 04:48 PM

Here are some of the latest travel-related announcements and promos.  Read more »

Nature spots, fewer crowds: Airbnb survey shows Filipinos' travel priorities in 2021

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 03 06:06 PM

A year into the pandemic, Filipinos have been itching to travel not to tourist hotspots, but to less crowded nature destinations.  Read more »

Airbnb and DoorDash log losses as they ride out pandemic

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 26 11:32 AM

Airbnb and DoorDash on Thursday reported their first financial results as publicly traded companies, each of the tech industry darlings logging losses as they ride out the pandemic. Read more »

Airbnb CEO says travel never going back to the way it was before pandemic

Subrat Patnaik, Reuters
Posted at Jan 15 09:46 AM

Airbnb Chief Executive Officer Brian Chesky on Thursday predicted travel would permanently change due to the pandemic with people seeking out thousands of smaller cities and spending more time visiting friends and family. Read more »

Airbnb tops $100 billion on first day of trading, reviving talk of a bubble

Erin Griffith, The New York Times
Posted at Dec 11 10:40 AM

The home-rental company’s blockbuster IPO followed that of the delivery company DoorDash. Investors piled into both.   Read more »

Airbnb launches nonprofit for crisis lodging

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 09 07:05 AM

Airbnb has created a nonprofit aimed at helping emergency response workers find lodging in times of crisis, like now with the pandemic.   Read more »

Airbnb to increase IPO price: report

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 07 11:27 AM

Home-sharing giant Airbnb, which is scheduled to go public this week, will significantly raise its IPO price, valuing the group at more than $40 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. Read more »

Airbnb aims for $35 billion valuation in long-awaited IPO

Anirban Sen, Joshua Franklin and Chibuike Oguh, Reuters
Posted at Dec 02 08:38 AM

Airbnb Inc said on Tuesday it is aiming for a valuation of up to $34.8 billion in its initial public offering (IPO), in what would cap a stunning recovery in its fortunes after the U.S. home rental firm's business was heavily damaged by the COVID-19 pandemic earlier this year. Read more »

Airbnb says sharing model proved 'resilient' amid pandemic

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 17 10:50 AM

The San Francisco-based startup delivered a $219 million profit in the three months ending in September, but nonetheless lost $697 million in the first nine months of the year amid a 32 percent revenue drop as the Covid-19 outbreak crushed the travel sector.   Read more »

Airbnb aims to raise roughly $3 billion in IPO: sources

Anirban Sen and Joshua Franklin, Reuters
Posted at Oct 03 04:26 AM

Home rental company Airbnb Inc is aiming to raise around $3 billion in its upcoming initial public offering (IPO), people familiar with the matter said on Friday, taking advantage of the unexpectedly sharp recovery in its business after the COVID-19 pandemic roiled the travel industry. Read more »

The future of Airbnb

Elaine Glusac, The New York Times
Posted at Sep 30 11:23 AM

In the travel wreckage caused by the pandemic, home sharing has emerged as battered, but with a steady pulse, as rental houses became social-distancing refuges for the travel-starved.   Read more »

Airbnb files for initial public offering

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 20 08:28 AM

Home-sharing startup Airbnb on Wednesday said it has confidentially filed with US regulators for an initial public offering.   Read more »

Party's over: Airbnb restricts under-25s in UK, France and Spain

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 14 09:17 AM

Airbnb said Friday it is restricting the ability of people under 25 in Britain, France and Spain from renting entire homes via its platform in order to reduce unauthorised parties and ensure safety.  Read more »

Airbnb says IPO plans are back on track

Erin Griffith, The New York Times
Posted at Jul 16 11:57 AM

Airbnb has resumed its efforts to go public, despite significant damage to the home rental business caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Airbnb’s chief executive, Brian Chesky, told employees Wednesday.  Read more »

With coronavirus under control, Vietnam and New Zealand see different travel trends

Kanupriya Kapoor and Khanh Vu, Reuters
Posted at Jun 26 07:48 AM

The rebound for New Zealanders who are reliant on tourism is expected to be slow, in marked contrast to how the tourism sector is faring in Vietnam, another nation that was hailed as a success story in Asia for containing the coronavirus. Read more »