Airbnb

Airbnb COO is stepping down as Chief Operation Officer, CNBC reported. What Happened Belinda Johnson, Airbnb Chief Operation Officer, will leave her position in March 2020, according to her note in Airbnb Newsroom. She is citing work-life balance as the main reason for her decision....

Airbnb and the International Olympic Committee announced on Monday a partnership deal. The nine-year, five-Games partnership is designed to create a new standard for hosting. The 2020 Olympics will be held in Tokyo, Japan and the 2024 Olympics will be held in Paris, France. Financial Times...

Airbnb will no longer allow "party houses" to list on its platform, the company’s CEO Brian Chesky announced on Saturday. What Happened Chesky’s announcement comes in the wake of the Halloween night shooting in Orinda, California, on Thursday that left five people...

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Maple Leaf Motoring is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of Canadian transportation. This week: vHub prepares to launch trailer-sharing platform in the U.S., trucks get smaller boost in speed-limit pilot, Ontario could exit pot distribution business, and Calgary firm exports shipment of...

Tripadvisor Inc (NASDAQ: TRIP) is seeing an upgrade on its rapidly expanding "Experiences" segment. The Analyst SunTrust analyst Naved Khan upgraded from a Hold to a Buy rating and maintained his $60 price target. The Thesis Khan says Tripadvisor's expanding experiences segment now...

Renaissance Capital's early 2019 research portended good things for the IPO market. In January, the financial firm cited a “large backlog” of U.S. IPOs that grew during the federal shutdown. In February, it found more than 220 private companies looking to go public ...

Pinterest, the social media platform that allows users to "pin" images or videos to their boards, is aiming for an initial public offering in 2019, according to The Wall Street Journal. What Happened Pinterest confidentially submitted paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission...

Despite a rough fourth quarter, 2018 was a robust year for U.S. IPOs, with deal numbers and proceeds rising 19 percent and 32 percent, respectively, to 190 and $47 billion, according to IPO investment manager Renaissance Capital. The firm attributed the buoyancy to abundant health care, tech and...

The visibility of the "alternative accommodations" space has gained popularity with the rise of Airbnb and eventually forced major hospitality players to follow suit. Guggenheim says the idea is "going mainstream fast," with analyst Jake Fuller estimating the marquee alternative...

Hospitality service Airbnb provides an online marketplace that allows users to rent out their houses, properties and spare rooms to travelers. The service reported 29 million users in the U.S. and Europe in 2017, and 33 million so far in 2018, according to a study conducted by Statista....

Global freelancing company Upwork recently filed for an IPO. The company plans to trade on The Nasdaq Global Market under the ticker symbol “UPWK.” The Details Some of the company’s main underwriters include Citigroup, Jefferies, Stifel and RBC Capital Markets. Based on...

As technology evolves, we continue to see competition among the largest international, public travel companies including Expedia Group Inc (NASDAQ: EXPE), Booking Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: BKNG) and Ctrip.com (NASDAQ: CTRP), among others. Booking Holdings, previously known as Priceline, clearly...

After years of speculation and extensive plans to keep the company private for as long as possible, the social media platform Pinterest is reportedly preparing an initial public offering.  What Happened Founded in 2009, Pinterest is as an online idea discovery and saving platform that...

The first half of 2018 brought Dropbox Inc (NASDAQ: DBX), Spotify Technology SA (NYSE: SPOT) and 118 other market newbies raising an aggregate $35.2 billion — the most since 2014. Bettors on the young blood generally made off nicely, as the average IPO traded 22 percent above its...