Airbnb

Due to suspected tax evasion, Italy’s financial police on Monday confiscated more than 779 million euros ($835 million) from the internet travel company Airbnb. Prosecutors in Milan ordered the seizure because they believe the location neglected...

Airbnb said Tuesday revenue in the recently ended quarter topped $2 billion as people shook off pandemic worries and took part in a banner travel season. The home rental platform logged a net income of $379...

Thousands of Airbnb users have rented holiday accommodations in Ukraine’s war-torn country, not to visit but to help local hosts survive the Russian invasion. A representative for the San Francisco-based company told AFP on Tuesday that...

Online accommodation platform Airbnb has said it will house 20,000 Afghan refugees at no charge to help them resettle across the world. The company’s boss said the move was in response to “one of the biggest...

Online booking platform Airbnb has said that holiday bookings have soared as some countries emerge from lockdowns. In the first quarter US bookings beat pre-pandemic levels, while there was a “steady improvement” in business in the...

Airbnb, whose home rental business is suffering as the coronavirus pandemic freezes global travel, has secured a new $1 billion loan just days after closing a $1 billion debt deal, the company said on Tuesday. Parties...

As Airbnb community continues to face uncertainty about hosting and traveling because of COVID-19, Airbnb community support team is working around the clock to provide assistance to hosts and guests. The quickly escalating number of travel...

When Choi Ba-da pitched his car-sharing firm Luxi to Hyundai Motor officials in 2017, he told them there would be no future for South Korea’s top automaker if it failed to embrace emerging technologies. His pitch...

10 years ago, Airbnb co-founders Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia inflated 3 airbeds in their San Francisco apartment and started what has become a global phenomenon in travel. Today, Airbnb is one of the world’s largest...