Global short-term rental marketplace founded in 2008. Pioneered the home-sharing economy and remains the largest peer-to-peer accommodation platform.
Tripadvisor will make a selection of its Viator and Tripadvisor tours, activities and attractions bookable on Airbnb later this year, ending Airbnb's decade-long attempt to build its experiences inventory entirely on its own.
Airbnb beat its own outlook on every metric in Q2 2026 and raised full-year guidance — but the number hoteliers should read twice is that hotel nights booked on the platform grew roughly three times as fast as its core homes business.
Airbnb released post-tournament data for the FIFA World Cup 2026, its largest hosting event ever. The interesting figures aren't the totals — they're the average nightly rate, the first-time-user share and where the supply came from.
Airbnb has signed a distribution agreement with U.S. boutique operator Lark, adding up to 75 independent hotels through a single centralised partnership — the clearest sign yet of how its hotel supply strategy actually works.
Airbnb's summer 2026 update introduces grocery delivery, airport transfers, and AI tools, expanding its travel service offerings.
Airbnb says family searches for US coastal stays are up nearly 20% and claims its rentals beat hotel pricing in over 60% of beach towns, publishing a list of 23 destinations alongside CoStar-backed affordability data.
Airbnb has partnered with the IAFCI on consumer guidance for spotting travel scams, backed by research showing 42% of Americans have been scammed online and rising concern about AI-generated fraud.
Airbnb is introducing Earnings Protection, an optional paid insurance plan that compensates US hosts for lost income when unexpected events interrupt their hosting activity, in partnership with MIC Global.
Airbnb opens a free community-powered football exhibition in Mexico City and launches a fan day with Hugo Sánchez — the latest activation in what the company calls its biggest-ever event.
Airbnb led a $58M Series C in adventure travel platform WeRoad, backing its US launch while its outgoing CEO joins Airbnb as VP of hotels.
Airbnb has named Andrea D'Amico — former Booking.com VP and WeRoad CEO — as its new VP of hotels, tasked with scaling hotel supply to 30 cities and competing head-on with the established OTAs.
Airbnb's 2026 Summer Release adds car rentals, airport pickups, grocery delivery, boutique hotels, and FIFA World Cup Experiences — marking the company's most ambitious expansion beyond home-sharing to date.