How will COVID-19 change the way we travel in the future? Airbnb, a US vacation rental(租借) company, did a survey on travel trends around the world. Here are some of its findings.Getting back to nature In China, 76 percent of those surveyed hope to travel to suburban(郊区的) ar...
In the past year, Airbnb has made it easier for users to search only for properties that offer refundable cancellation policies. This is the rental platform's way of incentivizing hosts to offer more flexible policies as COVID-19 upended travel while throwing travelers a bone, too. Unfortunate...
Our research was aimed at exploring the different layers of trust with regard to Airbnb services, as well as the practices of discrimination on the platform. The fieldwork was carried out in the first half of 2020, partly before and partly after the COVID-19 related inter...
Uber makes money from its taxi service by taking a cut of each fare, while Airbnb does the same on the money paid by holidaymakers to homeowners for each booking. But without substantial bookings the model doesn't work and the two companies can't make enough money. ...
As we navigate the post-COVID world of high prices, I want to share some tips and tricks on how to travel on a budget this year! 1. Change Your Mindset Changing your mindset might not be a traditional budget tip, but it’s important nonetheless. Constantly remind yourself that travelis...
It’s not that we did the core business wrong, because we probably did it right, which was when you’re a tiny startup you have to grow as fast as possible to survive. But because we’re now not in that state, we should be very thoughtful about the ramifications, the consequences ...
When talking about the best referral programs, you can’t ignore Airbnb. While Airbnb’s referral program is not open for new referrals as of now, there is a lot to learn from what they did. Their idea was simple. Airbnb’s referral program encouraged its users to invite friends onto ...
This strategy has now become the norm across sports, and for the Sixers' sake, it did yield them Joel Embiid, the team's first MVP winner in 22 years. But it's also been filled with crisis after crisis. Two number one picks that flopped and big time trades, first for Jimmy Butler ...
it takes you 50 times the effort to walk straight. And even your hormonal acne has come back in full force, for fuck’s sake. Your dermatologist warned you to cut back on dairy and sugar, and honestly, why did you survive in the first place if not for chocolate and cheesecake, or ev...
Airbnb (ABNB) is an online marketplace that connects people who want to rent out their homes with people looking for accommodations in specific locales. The company has come a long way since 2007, when its co-founders first came up with the idea to invite paying guests to sleep on an ai...