Airbnb

Reuter's Victory Bryan reported on Ryanair Holdings plc (ADR) (NASDAQ: RYAAY)'s new effort to challenge Airbnb by offering spare private rooms on its website. "Ryanair will launch the new Ryanair Rooms service in October, offering everything from 5-star hotel rooms to hostels and...

For some, Airbnb offers amenities that traditional hotels can't offer. Others are attracted to the Airbnb platform due to pricing. And then there is just the plain bizarre Airbnb listings that should scare off prospective users... or provide a good laugh. As usual, Twitter users were up for...

Earlier this week, Goldman Sachs' James Schneider and his team published their views on blockchain technology. Blockchain is a type of environment that acts like "a shared digital ledger of transactions recorded and verified across a network of participants in a tamper-proof chain that...

TechCrunch reported that Snapchat is looking to raise $200 million, which would place the company's valuation as high as $22.7 billion. Speaking to CNBC, International Business Times' Michael Learmonth pointed out that Snapchat's latest round of financing implies it is among one of the most...

Cantor Fitzgerald has reiterated its Buy rating and $180 price target on Expedia Inc (NASDAQ: EXPE), saying that its checks indicate HomeAway's transition is progressing well, with robust growth in paid search volume and a wide range of changes to the website. HomeAway's Importance To Expedia "If...

Do you know what the "gig economy" is? Don't worry if you don't, as most Americans are unfamiliar with the topic. According to WhatIs.com, a gig economy is an "environment in which temporary positions are common and organizations contract with independent workers for...

Airbnb recently came under fire at TechCrunch's Disrupt competition, where a protester from CodePink held up a banner that read "Airbnb hosts apartheid [emphasis omitted]." Airbnb has allowed users to list properties on land that Israel occupied and displaced Palestinians. Critics have blasted the...

This year, the first of March marks the pinnacle of the 2016 U.S. presidential primary season: Super Tuesday. All together, the Democratic candidates have a total of 1,015 delegates at stake today and the Republicans have 595 delegates on the line. To celebrate this big day in the world of politics...

Morgan Stanley believes that Airbnb’s staggering growth will not impact the hotel industry as much as feared. The firm remains bullish on hotel stocks. Morgan Stanley believes that Airbnb could have its most disruptive impact in the online travel space instead. The meteoric rise of Airbnb...

HomeAway, Inc. (NASDAQ: AWAY) confirmed on Wednesday it has received a buyout offer from Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE) to acquire the entire company for $38.31 per share. The deal would consist of $10.15 in cash and 0.2065 shares of Expedia for each share of HomeAway. Analysts noted that...

Airbnb’s explosive growth has many online travel investors worried. Cowen & Co projects that Airbnb could become a legitimate threat to the hotel industry by 2018. Cowen sees the Priceline Group Inc (NASDAQ: PCLN)/ Tripadvisor Inc (NASDAQ: TRIP) Instant Book partnership as a...

Tripadvisor Inc (NASDAQ: TRIP) announced a partnership with Priceline Group Inc (NASDAQ: PCLN) whereby some of Priceline Group's online travel brands will participate in TripAdvisor's Instant Booking feature. Shares of TripAdvisor surged higher by more than 25 percent following the announcement,...