By expanding beyond accommodations into services, experiences, and social connectivity, Airbnb is positioning itself as the central hub for travel planning and execution. This holistic approach ...

For today’s pod we look at Airbnb’s aggressive expansion approach, IHG’s good news in the U.S., and Melia’s equally good news ...

We think that Airbnb's global online travel agency position will strengthen ... be supported by artificial intelligence investment and expansion into the experiences vertical and international ...

“With this expansion, Airbnb is seeking to become more than a booking platform — it’s moving toward a broader travel ecosystem,” the company said in a statement. “Seventeen years ...

In its summer release, Airbnb announced a new services marketplace and a revamp of its experiences marketplace. The move fulfills CEO Brian Chesky's goal of expanding beyond the core travel business.

David Holyoke, who for the past several years has led the corporate travel side of Airbnb, soon will join booking and expense platform Serko as head of unmanaged travel, the company announced. In his ...

Chesky has referred to Amazon on previous earnings calls, noting that company's evolution from a bookseller to a seller of everything, and the services expansion gives Airbnb the opportunity to do ...

What challenges could Airbnb face in its expansion into new markets? As Airbnb seeks to expand into new geographies and adjacent travel services, it may encounter several obstacles. Regulatory ...

Earlier this year, CEO Brian Chesky described 2025 as “the beginning of a new Airbnb“—one that aims to serve as a hub not just for rentals, but for a broader range of lifestyle services and ...

Amid signs of slowing travel demand, Airbnb Inc. on Tuesday unveiled new ... The company announced the expansion as it tries to retain its charm while its competition intensifies, including ...