The home-share giant aims at 1 billion guests by 2028, and expects China to become Airbnb’s biggest source market by 2020.
In 2017, 70% of global venture capital funding went to companies based in China and India, while just 23% went to companies based in the United States and 3% to Europe.
The changes come after Airbnb shuttered its service for a month in Beijing.
Customized B&B brand Sweetome Group has announced its core strategy of “sharing accommodation” and the completion of a new round of financing backed by real estate conglomerate Poly Capital.
Following the integration of Tourico Holidays and GTA, there are now over 170,000 hotels selling to over 60,000 travel intermediaries globally via Hotelbeds' proprietary B2B platform.
While 77% of owners say they really like having smart speakers in their homes, most of those who own the devices are not using them for consumer transactions.
Data shows India and China generate the most biddable inventory in mobile advertising, occupying 46% in APAC.
Meituan-Dianping, China’s leading life information service provider, introduced its Black Pearl Restaurant Guide earlier this year to compete with the Gourmet List.