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Airbnb
The latest news, analysis and opinion on Airbnb. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.
Chairman / President
Brian Chesky
CEO / Managing Director
Brian Chesky
CFO / Finance Director
Ellie Mertz
Industry
Vacation Rental
Website
airbnb.com
Headquarters address
888 Brannan Street, San Francisco, CA 9410
Stock Code
NASDAQ:ABNB
Year founded
2008
People hold a banner and flags during a rally in Madrid, Spain, following the eviction of 87-year-old woman Maricarmen Abascal. Photo: dpa
People hold a banner during a rally organised by anti-eviction campaigners in Madrid, Spain, following the eviction of 87-year-old woman Maricarmen Abascal. Photo: dpa
Housing activists react on Wednesday after Maricarmen Abascal, 87, was taken away on a stretcher to an ambulance, following her eviction from her Madrid home. Photo: Reuters
Spain

Spain’s housing crisis in spotlight with eviction of pensioner, 87

Thousands have protested in outrage at the eviction and a market widely denounced as unaffordable for renters and buyers.

Asian Games 2026

Asian Games: tiny beds, rooms that leak, is Japan accommodation ‘the worst ever’?

European Union

EU plan aims to help cities crack down on Airbnb, holiday rentals

Japan

Japan’s Shinjuku to ban more than half of holiday rentals

The policy will only apply to existing rentals, an official says. It is likely to result in the closure of about 2,000 properties.

Foreign tourists pull their suitcases as they walk along a street near Shinjuku station in Tokyo on Monday. Photo: AFP
Notices warning against littering, smoking, and unauthorised entry, written in multiple languages, are seen outside a residential building near Shinjuku station in Tokyo on Monday. Photo: AFP
US-China trade war

Congress advances new bill to give US edge in open-source AI race with China

Legislation to promote adoption of US open-source models while publicising the risks associated with using their Chinese counterparts.

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US-China trade war

US lawmakers investigate DoorDash’s use of Moonshot AI’s Kimi K2.6 model

Food delivery giant latest targeted as rising adoption of China-built AI models pushes Washington to find strategies to combat trend.

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US-China trade war

Nvidia, Palantir, Meta warn about ‘premature restrictions’ of open-weight models

Top US tech companies urge policymakers in open letter not to undermine competition and drive more users to Chinese AI systems.

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Nvidia was one of the giant US tech companies to sign an open letter urging policymakers to avoid "premature restrictions" on open-weight models. Photo: Shutterstock
Indonesia

Bali wants illegal rentals to be legitimate as operators flag red tape

Authorities want to help unregistered accommodation providers secure permits to plug the tax collection gap.

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Espionage

2 Chinese in France suspected of spying from Airbnb are under investigation

The Chinese nationals and two others were arrested on Wednesday in an alleged spying case involving a satellite dish.

Artificial intelligence

AI race: Meta reportedly uses Alibaba’s Qwen for its ‘Avocado’ model

Reported move to reinvigorate Meta’s faltering AI effort with new ‘Avocado’ model is another likely win for Chinese AI.

The logo of Meta Platforms is seen outside its headquarters in Menlo Park, California. Photo: TNS
Indonesia

Airbnb ban in Bali? Indonesia says no, but crackdown on illegal stays looms

Bali’s governor wants to ban the online platform but the island’s problems with illegal rentals go beyond Airbnb, critics say.

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An aerial view of Denpasar shows the many hotels and lodgings in the area. Photo: Shutterstock
Indonesia

Bali mulls Airbnb ban to put a lid on revenue leak, overtourism

Airbnbs have emerged as a cheaper alternative to the sprawling resorts that dot the island, eroding tax revenue from hotels.

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Alibaba

AI Singapore picks Alibaba’s Qwen to drive new regional language model

In a boost for China’s AI ambitions, AI Singapore has chosen Alibaba’s Qwen to train its new language model.

Artificial intelligence

Airbnb chooses Alibaba’s open-source AI over ‘not ready’ ChatGPT

Airbnb ‘relies heavily’ on Alibaba’s Qwen models to power its AI customer service agent, CEO Brian Chesky says.

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky. Photo: AFP
My Take

Opinion | It’s time for business to stop profiting from Israel’s ‘economy of genocide’

A UN report has exposed dozens of corporations making money from the atrocities being committed across Palestinian territories.

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Smoke rises in Gaza after an explosion on Monday. A UN report says “far too many corporate entities have profited from the Israeli economy of illegal occupation, apartheid and now genocide”. Photo: Reuters
Trade

Carney says trade talks with US resume after Canada rescinded tech tax

On Friday, Donald Trump abruptly cut off trade talks with Canada over what he called a ‘blatant attack’ on the US.

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Spain

Spaniards wield water pistols against tourism amid housing crisis

Cities both in Spain and around the world are struggling with overtourism and a boom in short-term rental platforms like Airbnb.

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Tourism

Should adults-only hotels and restaurants where kids are banned be allowed?

France is considering making ‘no kids’ hospitality venues illegal as a top official warns that such places are dividing French society.

France’s high commissioner for childhood says that excluding children from hospitality venues infringes on their rights, puts pressure on their parents and divides society. Photo: Shutterstock
Tourism

Airbnb now offers in-home chefs, massages alongside home stays

‘Who doesn’t want a quesadilla in bed?’ Airbnb’s chief executive does. Its newly updated app offers users options to book in-home services.

United States

Wall Street gains on tariff optimism, strong jobs data

The gains also come amid signs of a de-escalation in the US’ trade war with China.

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Family offices

Hong Kong family offices should unload US assets, look to Japan, UAE, advisory says

Now is a ‘critical moment’ to ‘get rid of the US’, especially equities and Treasuries, to ‘maintain lower risk-return ratios’, CEO says.

Pedestrians cross a street in the Shibuya district of Tokyo on February 27, 2024. Photo: AFP
Millionaires, billionaires and trillionaires

Meet Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia, part of the Trump team at Elon Musk’s Doge

Gebbia co-founded Airbnb in San Francisco in 2008 and is now worth at least US$8.7 billion – he sits on the boards of Airbnb and Tesla, and has worked with Musk on various projects and investments.

Elon Musk has a new colleague at Doge in Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia. Photos: TNS, @joegebs/Instagram
Year in Review

Travel stories you read most in 2024, about a horror gang rape and more

We look back at some of the top stories in travel for 2024, from a shocking gang rape in India to the revamp of Kuala Lumpur’s Chinatown.

Tourism

Paris joins anti-Airbnb bandwagon with holiday flats crackdown

French capital takes advantage of new law to curb apartment rentals to tourists. Officials say practice limits housing supply for residents.

Tourism

Croatia the latest tourist-trap nation to mull short-term rental controls

With rents rising and a housing shortage, Croatia is taking steps to tax short-term holiday lets. Meanwhile, sustainable tourism gets a push.

Tourists throng the Old Town of Dubrovnik, in southern Croatia. The nation is facing rising rents driven by holiday lets to visitors that create a housing shortage. Photo: Getty Images
Trending in China

China woman pays US$8,300 for hotel room by confusing yuan and Korean won symbols

If rate had been in Korean won, it would have cost only US$37 for one night.

Xiao was shocked to see 60,904 yuan deducted from her account after booking a serviced apartment on Jeju Island in South Korea. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/163.com
Tourism

Gladiators back at Colosseum after 2,000 years, thanks to Airbnb

As Gladiator II hits cinemas, Airbnb and guardians of the Roman ruin team up to offer faux fights there under a deal decried as ‘a disgrace’.

Fame and celebrity

Home of early Beatles gigs opens as an Airbnb rental in Liverpool

Some of The Beatles’ earliest gigs were held in the basement of a house in Liverpool, and Pete Best, the original Beatles drummer who Ringo Starr replaced, has opened it up as an Airbnb.

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