France is set to launch another battle in its war with giant U.S.-based homesharing businesses. This time, the French government said, it plans to team up with the country’s tourism industry to build an internet site whose ultimate goal is to grab customers away from the...
Airbnb is facing a deadline to send data to French tax authorities over a law that compels marketplaces to provide revenue and other company information to the country, according to a report by Bloomberg. The French market is worth $2 billion for the company, and...
On the heels of a landmark case in the European Union that would classify it as a digital platform, Airbnb said in a blog post on Wednesday (Jan. 29) that it supports plans to establish a digital regulator. The short-term home rental firm won an...
In the $37 billion homesharing market, fraudsters are increasingly exploiting the speed and convenience that platforms promise. As Airbnb recently learned (in a big way), failing to validate the legitimacy of listings can sour consumer relationships, and lead to lost revenue. In the latest Payments...
March 28, 2019
As major rideshare companies compete for even greater shares of the market, they’re placing a heavy focus on fine-tuning onboarding processes. Making it easy for both drivers and riders to join the app is key to quickly expanding user bases, but this speed cannot be achieved at the expense of rigorous driver identity verification and […]
February 08, 2024
Zillow has begun targeting customers who want to rent — or rent out — a room. The real estate website announced Thursday (Feb. 8) that its platform now gives users the option to search for or list individual rooms for rent. “This new listing type is particularly timely, as U.S. rents have surged nearly 30% since the […]
May 14, 2020
France is set to launch another battle in its war with giant U.S.-based homesharing businesses. This time, the French government said, it plans to team up with the country’s tourism industry...
January 29, 2020
Airbnb is facing a deadline to send data to French tax authorities over a law that compels marketplaces to provide revenue and other company information to the country, according to...
January 29, 2020
On the heels of a landmark case in the European Union that would classify it as a digital platform, Airbnb said in a blog post on Wednesday (Jan. 29) that...
