Authorities in Barcelona have stepped up a crackdown on homes illegally rented out to tourists via homesharing websites such as Airbnb, ordering hundreds to be removed from listings and hitting firms ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-12
... s such as Airbnb and Uber hit the young particularly hard, both as producers and as consumers. If we do not change course soon, subsequent generations will confront self-reinforcing economic, financia ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-19
... Uber and AirBnb are examples of companies which have leveraged the cloud to disrupt the transportation and hospitality industry respectively. Logistics companies such as UPS and FedEx have also used ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-29
... tal giant Airbnb Inc. and a step closer to Uber, the world's most valuable closely held company which is worth US$68 billion, Bloomberg reports. Didi’s newly earned valuation makes it the world’s thir ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-16
European Union governments should not ban services like home-rental site Airbnb or ride-hailing app Uber except as a last resort, the EU said in new guidelines aimed at reining in a crackdown on the " ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-01
... s such as Airbnb and Uber that are utilizing shared resources and creating online communities. It takes a lot of hard work to create a successful business and bring customers back again and again to a ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-20
Luxury hotels should not worry about Airbnb Inc., the fast-growing home-sharing pioneer, an industry analyst says. In a bullish call on Hyatt Hotels Corp., John Khoury of Long Pond Capital LP said the ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-05
The development of internet-based businesses has removed the role of the middleman in many sectors. Uber and Airbnb are two examples. Private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) used to rely heavily ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-29
Peer-to-peer (P2P) services have disrupted the operations of various industries. Besides Uber, the short-term lodging rental platform Airbnb is another case worth discussing. Airbnb boasts several sel ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-06
I went to Perth in Australia for a holiday with my family early last week. In searching for accommodation, online marketplace Airbnb was a natural choice as the apartments offered on the platform are ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-30
... tartups.” Airbnb and Dropbox are some of the top startups mentored by YC. Huang was quite negative about the tech industry's environment in Hong Kong a few years ago, but he said the situation has gre ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-23
... Uber and Airbnb in daily life, lawyer-free, virtual courtrooms are probably too transformative for our officials’ yesterday-oriented mindset. -- Contact us at [email protected] FL ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-16
... luding an AirBnB-style office space app and an online publishing platform. In a strip of land where the economy is in turmoil, with 43 percent unemployment, Gaza Sky Geeks receives a steady stream of ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-27
... US-based Airbnb, an online home-rental service, has recorded explosive growth in its Japan listings. Airbnb says on its website that its listings in Japan have doubled every year since 2010, and its ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-20
... over the Airbnb flat-sharing network, that has stirred up strong opposition from neighbors. Though the Japanese are renowned for the seriousness with which they approach most endeavors, investors sho ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-19
... Uber and Airbnb as well as global giants such as Apple and Ford, which continue to evolve and revolutionize the marketplace. Enterprises in Asia and around the world want to innovate, but as they gro ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-19
... rs on the Airbnb website, an online marketplace for travel accommodation, Headline Daily reported on Friday. The yachts on offer are parked at Sham Wan, Sai Kung and Lantau Island with prices ranging ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-18
... aring app Airbnb a try? You can find information about vacation apartments around the world, including their availability, the homeowners’ profiles and user reviews. The type of accommodation varies, ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-16
A blogger who calls himself Plato wrote about how Airbnb spoiled his vacation in New York earlier this month. “Airbnb is supposed to be an icon for the booming sharing economy, but it is exactly this ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-14
Discrimination is a growing problem for Airbnb guests, according to a study by Harvard University which says renters with African American-sounding names have a harder time booking reservations. Life ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-11
