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[UPDATED: official statement] Airbnb has reportedly closed its Russian subsidiary

UPDATE [April 14 / 8:00 am PST]: There seems to be some…
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Answering criticism regarding its tax collection practices, Airbnb cites agreements with 275 authorities

Airbnb has found itself on the receiving end of severe criticism regarding…
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Now, you can discover Airbnb ‘Experiences’ on the desktop as well

Last year, Airbnb expanded its scope beyond home rental services to provide…
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Airbnb goes all guns blazing in China, changes local name to ‘Aibiying’

The over a billon, educated, aware and tech-savvy Chinese population has held…
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Airbnb bring its new travel booking experience ‘Trips’ to India, starting with Delhi

Further, making another stride in the Southeast Asian region, home rental space…
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Airbnb brings ‘Trips’ to Southeast Asia, introduces the service in Singapore

Airbnb seems keen on pushing the boundaries it had once set for…
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Airbnb raises a massive $1 Billion round at $31 Billion valuation

Airbnb has finally closed its round F of funding. The round which…
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Others may take that path, but Airbnb is not replacing humans with robots anytime soon

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky announced a worldwide tour today as part of his…
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Airbnb acquires social payments platform Tilt to simplify group travel expenses

To become the only one-stop destination for travelling experiences, Airbnb has now…

Australia’s sharing economy to grow over the next five years

  According to results of November RateSetter Sharing Economy Trust Index (RSETI),…
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Airbnb is in talks to acquire Luxury Retreats for $200 million

Airbnb is in talks to acquire Luxury Retreats. The former, which facilitates…
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Airbnb to provide free housing for refugees affected by Trump’s immigration order

Airbnb, an e-lodging and renting platform will now provide free housing space…
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Airbnb is reportedly looking to acquire payments platform Tilt, to make it easy to split travel bills

Homestay aggregator Airbnb is looking to further augment its Experiences with a…
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Airbnb authorizes $153 million equity funding in an attempt to close a $1Bn Series F round

Home-stay aggregator Airbnb, according to a regulatory filing spotted by CB Insights,…
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Facebook outranks Airbnb to become the best tech company to work in 2017: Glassdoor

Bain & Company bags the first position yet another time at the Glassdoor…
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Airbnb finally expands to become a one-stop shop for booking travel experiences

Airbnb is finally moving beyond the scope of its $30 billion home…
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Airbnb management service ‘Pass The Keys’ nabs £350K to accelerate technological development

Pass The Keys, an Airbnb management platform, has closed a £350,000 Seed round…

MakeMyTrip forays into alternate homestay segment with ‘RightStay’

If you’re tired of staying in crappy budget hotels and want a…

Hospitality management firm Hostmaker closes $1 mn funding round to expand into other European capitals

Hostmaker, a hospitality management firm that claims to support nearly 1000 Airbnb hosts…

Airbnb plans to outsource property management to Superhosts, starts public trials in Tokyo

Airbnb, the $30 billion home-stay aggregator is now planning to introduce new…
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Former Airbnb exec Shaun Stewart joins Google to help the latter launch its self-driving car in the market

With 60 test vehicles on the road and a coverage of over 1.8…