Slowdown Expected at Vrbo After Summer Peak
Expedia reported third-quarter earnings this week and Vrbo was a bright spot for the company this year offsetting a steep…
Pre-Occupied with Building a Policy Machine, Airbnb Missed Critical PR Wins
Airbnb is the face of the short term rental industry. It gets the majority of the news coverage and bears…
Danish Co-Living Start-up LifeX Raises €6 Million to Accelerate Expansion
Danish co-living start-up LifeX has raised €6 million ($7.1 million) to accelerate its European expansion. The company has received a…
Airbnb’s European Hosts to Pay 15% Fee, Guests No Longer Pay Fee
Airbnb is making a major change to its fee structure for European hosts and guests. Beginning December 7, Airbnb will…
Munich’s Limehome Boosts Series A Funding By €10 Million to €31 million
Munich-based hospitality startup Limehome got an additional €10 million, bringing its Series A funding to €31 million. The company received €21 million…
Luxury Countryside ‘Private Hire’ Residences in Demand
With international travel curtailed and a continued desired for isolation vacations, rural lodgings are getting a lot of interest from…
Mexico’s Casai Gets $23 Million in Funding to Expand Short Term Rentals in Latin America
Short term rental start-up Casai announced it has raised $23 million in equity funding. Casai operates 200 short term rentals…
Airbnb’s $1.2 Billion Cash Burn
The Information reported last week that Airbnb plowed through a higher than expected $1.2 billion of cash between mid-2019 and…
Selina Acquires Remote Year, Bets on Future of Remote Work and Travel
Selina, the Latin American hospitality start-up that caters to digital nomads, has acquired Remote Year, a company that helps professionals…
Airbnb Seeks $3B Raise in December IPO
Airbnb, which confidentially filed for an IPO in August, is reportedly looking to raise $3 billion in a December IPO.…