Airbnb plans to make inroads in untapped rural regions in India
India: Airbnb plans to expand its partnership with state tourism boards and government bodies in India and target untapped rural locations for its platform. The company has been operating in India for three years and it has so far signed memorandums of understanding with the tourism departments of Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. It has […]
Latin America and Africa experiencing Airbnb business traveller boom
Worldwide: Latin America and Africa are seeing the strongest growth in business traveller Airbnb users travelling globally, according to the company. Current trending destinations across those areas include Mar Del Plata in Argentina, which has seen a 624 per cent year-over-year increase in bookings, Guarujá in Brazil (up by 594 per cent from 2017 to […]
Airbnb adds new hotel category and filter to push visibility on its website
Worldwide: Airbnb is to promote its hotel business by featuring a “Boutique Hotels” category on the main landing page and by including hotels in its space type filter. On the homepage, Boutique Hotels is found next to the Entire Homes and Airbnb Plus categories in the “More ways to stay in 2019” section. The placement […]