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…
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…
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…
Destinations See ‘Longer’ Peak Seasons with ‘Work-cation’ and ‘Roadschooling’
Remote work and school are the norm in 2020 and it is changing travel trends. This new flexibility allows people…
Node to Grow European Co-Living with €300 Million JV Deal
The pandemic has put a damper on the co-living sector and fundraising is tougher but still happening. Common just raised…
Airbnb’s City Portal Lets Cities Monitor and Enforce Listings
Airbnb is collaborating with municipal governments who have long asked for direct access to information about listings to identify those…
Common Gets $50 Million in New Capital to Expand
Declining apartment rental prices in large cities have not deterred some investors from betting on a market comeback after the…
Co-Living Brands Quarters and The Collective ‘Face Off’ in Brooklyn
Quarters and The Collective continue to put down stakes in Brooklyn, the hotbed of co-living developments in New York City.…