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Airbnb is offering wannabe gladiators the chance to play-fight in Rome’s Colosseum. Romans aren’t happy about that
Airbnb might not be able to arrange an overnight stay in the Colosseum, but it will let you fight there.…
Airbnb CEO refuses to have one-on-one meetings because they often turn into therapy sessions
Airbnb CEO and cofounder Brian Chesky doesn’t consider himself to be meeting-averse. But he abhors bad meetings, which he characterizes…
France approves anti-Airbnb bill to crack down on the ‘explosive increase’ in tourist rentals
The French parliament on Thursday approved a bill aimed at tightening the regulation of tourist accommodation such as Airbnb to…
New technologies like AI let companies learn more about their customers—while raising privacy questions
Knowing your online customers and their expectations remains a problem for many companies, despite the arrival of newish technologies like…
Airbnb’s CEO Brian Chesky pairs people up to combat workplace loneliness: ‘Sometimes it’s just hard for one person to be a unicorn’
Staffers at Airbnb might have found themselves in an unofficial work pairing courtesy of a practice adopted by the company’s…
Luxury rental prices for Paris Olympics slashed by half or more as demand comes in weak
Parisians hoping to rent out their splashy apartments at a premium during this summer’s Olympics are starting to temper their lofty ambitions,…
Airbnb investor rips South Lake Tahoe short-term rental ban, saying it just lets ‘wealthy people get good deals on second homes that mostly sit around vacant’
A “vacation rental investor” and “proprietor of fine Airbnbs,” X user blasted South Lake Tahoe’s short-term rental ban yesterday in…
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky’s mom used to worry he’d have ‘the only job in the world that pays less than a social worker’
Before Airbnb had over 7 million listings worldwide, there was one sole lodging: three inflatable air beds at CEO Brian…
How Personality Diversity In Teams Mirrors A Successful Marriage Schopenhauer, the renowned 18th Century philosopher, once proposed a fascinating theory…
The holiday season is a time of crowds at home but also at festivals, concerts, amusement parks and parties. It…