Home Sharing
Home sharing has significantly influenced the UK hospitality landscape, offering diverse accommodation options beyond traditional hotels. Our coverage examines the evolution of home-sharing platforms like Airbnb and their impact on the industry. We explore how these platforms have provided travellers with unique, cost-effective lodging experiences, while also presenting challenges to established hospitality businesses. Additionally, we discuss regulatory responses and the integration of home-sharing services by traditional hotel chains seeking to diversify their offerings.
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Oct- 2018 -3 OctoberHotel Brands
Marriott announces expansion of its homesharing pilot
Marriott International has expanded its homesharing pilot to include Paris, Rome and Lisbon, in addition to London. The news comes after a five-month pilot initiated earlier this year in collaboration with Hostmaker, a London-based home rental sharing management company. The group said travelers can now choose from more than 340…
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Jun- 2018 -28 JuneAdvice
How can the hotel industry keep up with the innovations of Airbnb?
Since its launch in 2008, Airbnb has continued to expand at a rapid rate across the globe. Classed as one of the most innovative companies of 2017 by Fast Company, Airbnb has lured travellers from traditional hotels to homestays, and sparked a huge boom in peer-to-peer services in almost every…
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May- 2018 -16 MayRegulation
Madrid tightens restrictions on Airbnb to combat ‘over-tourism’
José Manuel Calvo, delegate of Sustainable Urban Development in Madrid, has announced proposals to reduce the number of Airbnb and homeshare listings available to help tackle ‘over-tourism’ in the city. The plan aims to preserve residential houses in the central areas of the city, preventing them from becoming accommodations exclusively…
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Dec- 2016 -2 DecemberCurrent Affairs
Airbnb to crack down on ‘unwelcome’ commercial operators in London
Airbnb has announced it is to crack down on London users who ignore the 90-day legal limit in a bid to remove “unwelcome commercial operators”. The home-lettings platform said it will introduce automated limits by spring 2017, to ensure users will only be able to share entire home listings for…
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Jan- 2016 -12 JanuaryCurrent Affairs
WATCH: BHA hits out at Airbnb over ‘professional landlords’
The CEO of the British Hospitality Association (BHA), Ufi Ibrahim, has criticised Airbnb and similar services over ‘professional landlords’ and regulations at a parliamentary committee hearing. Providing evidence to the Business Innovation and Skills Committee on behalf of the hospitality and tourism industry, Ibrahim argued that home exchange websites are…
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Nov- 2015 -16 NovemberCurrent Affairs
Airbnb to clamp down on ‘illegal hotels’
Airbnb has announced that it is to impose tougher rules aimed at preventing users from effectively running unregulated hotel businesses through the platform. Writing in a blog post on the firm’s website, Brian Chesky, CEO and co-founder, also said his firm is taking steps to ensure it pays its fair…
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