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Greek Tax Authority to Deploy Revenue Robots On Airbnb Hosts

Bad news for Greek property owners intent on squelching on Airbnb revenue taxes. Authorities are proceeding with pre-announced cross-inspections in efforts to…

Airbnb Listings Boom in Greece May Be a Paradigm Shift

The Center of Planning and Economic Research (KEPE) has announced Airbnb listings in Greece skyrocketing to more than 126,000 short-term…

SETE Chief Says Short-term Rental Market Needs Regulating

Regulation, implementation, and supervision of the short-term rental market in Greece are key to maintaining balance in the tourism sector,…

Greece Switches On Registry for Short-term Rentals

Greece’s Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) has announced an electronic registry so property owners leasing their homes as short-term…

Skinning the Frugal Travel Cat in Greece

This morning I was reading a report on Ekathimerini about relative hotel stay value in Greece, when I recalled a…

Avantio and Receptio Collaboration in Vacation Rentals Market

Avantio is the first vacation rental management software to join forces with Receptio powered by SysPay, a payment institution specialized…

New Startups Fill Great Hospitality Hiring Void

Getting a leg up on hiring qualified people in the hospitality space, a couple of new startups are hoping to…

Airbnb Raises Another $1 Billion for Possible Expansion

Home rental company AirBnb has just got another $1 billion (£821 million) cash injection to be used for expansion. The…

Airbnb Really Is the Big Bad Wolf

The hotel industry is in a nightmare of dire concerns over a beleaguered hospitality market. Airbnb and the impact the…

On the Coveted Loyal Guest: Hospitality’s Holy Grail

For some hoteliers loyalty programs have been a secondary consideration in the trend toward mobile tech, but in reality, the…

Airbnb Eyeballs Tilt Payment App

Airbnb is eyeballing a deal to acquire the payment app Tilt for between $10 and $20 million. If the deal…

Airbnb to Sell Experiences Now

In the news of Airbnb, the mighty vacation property rental platform is gradually rolling out a new homepage design. Set…

Airbnb Loses Biggest Fan With PR Slight of Hand

A scathing revelation about failed communications and a company that may be on the rocks financially. Airbnb cannot even engage…

Airbnb’s Rocky Road to Vacation Bookings Supremecy

Airbnb announced recently collaborations with a number of tech companies, in order to boost the company's business conversions. API tests…

Priceline & Expedia: Fearing Airbnb Like the Klingons

A story on Skift this morning bears the headline; "Airbnb’s Growth Doesn’t Scare Priceline at All". A big picture of…

Watch out airbnb: HomeAway buys into guest experiences

HomeAway, the innovative vacation rental startup we've covered before, has invested $20 million in in social review startup Gogobot. Along…

Vote for Airbnb’s best hosts led by VanGos Tsourlakis

Everybody knows about Airbnb by now. What started as a vacation rental website like 1000 others, has now taken the…

Airbnb and Russia’s Ostrovok Tie Travel Knot

Airbnb has just announced having ventured into the Russian tourist market via a partnership with online accommodation service Ostrovok. The…

Europe Hotels Get Thumbs Up from PWC for 2014

The PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) European Cities Hotel Forecast is out revealing high expectations for growth in the coming year. According to…