For many people, Airbnb has some advantages over hotels. Users of the service often end up with nicer accommodations that are more central to their destination. Oh, and there is that nice advantage that they are usually less expensive than nearby hotels, in part because they haven’t been charging guests the typically 10-18% taxes that…
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Planes, Boats, Dogs – What’s Next in our Sharing Economy?
The expansion of the sharing economy continues as we wrap up 2014 and start our predictions on what 2015 will bring. Several months ago, Airbnb expanded out of their predominant leisure market into the business traveler market. Airbnb has grown to over 1,000,000 properties (including accommodations in 600+ castles, tree houses, busses and boats) and…
New Hoops for Uber and Lyft in Orlando
The Orlando taxi companies, as well as local government, have developed a lot of angst with Uber and Lyft in a very brief period of time. City leaders are now designing a plan that, in their opinion, levels the playing field among those who transport passengers. The first thing Orlando will do is create a…
Airbnb Under Pressure in New York
Controversy is nothing new to Airbnb. As I discussed before, the alternative hotel startup had to deal with a nasty incident in California. Now comes New York City with a lawsuit against the apartment rental hopeful, calling them “illegal hotels.” No doubt this action was fueled by State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s report called Airbnb…
Airbnb for Business: The Time is Now
With the success of Uber for Business fresh in our minds, now comes Airbnb entering this lucrative corporate travel market and at least initially, seems to be doing quite well. What is catching my attention about Airbnb is the staggering increase in hotel room rates. Cities like San Francisco and Hong Kong are boasting about…
Weekly Travel Roundup
Here are some articles and links from around the travel world that came across my desk this week. If you have any questions or suggestions, leave them in the comments, post them on our Facebook page or send them my way on Twitter. The road to happy: New travel study reveals 4 ways to boost happiness What make’s…
