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  2. Airbnb - Wikipedia

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    Airbnb, Inc. (/ ˌ ɛər ˌ b iː ɛ n ˈ b iː / AIR-BEE-en-BEE) is an American company operating an online marketplace for short-and-long-term homestays and experiences in various countries and regions. The company acts as a broker and charges a commission from each booking. Airbnb was founded in August 2008 by Brian Chesky, Nathan ...

  3. Brian Chesky - Wikipedia

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    Occupation (s) Airbnb CEO and co-founder. Brian Joseph Chesky (born August 29, 1981) is an American businessman and industrial designer and the co-founder and CEO of Airbnb. Chesky is the 355th richest person in the world according to Forbes, with a net worth of $7.8 billion, [1] mostly due to his ownership of 67 million shares of Airbnb.

  4. Timeline of Airbnb - Wikipedia

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    January. Funding. Airbnb is accepted into Y Combinator 's Winter 2009 batch and receives $20,000 in funding. [9][10] Y Combinator co-founder Paul Graham says that even though he is not a fan of Airbnb's idea, he is impressed by their creative methods for bootstrapping their funding situation by selling cereal. [8][11] 2009.

  5. No room for privacy: How Airbnb fails to protect guests from ...

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    Less than 20 miles from Airbnb’s San Francisco headquarters, a 2019 Halloween party turned deadly at a rental property in California’s wealthy Orinda community.

  6. Vrbo - Wikipedia

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    Optional, but is required for certain tasks such as booking and listing. Launched. 1995; 29 years ago (1995) (as Vacation Rentals by Owner) Current status. Active. Vrbo (/ ˈvɜːrboʊ / VER-boh[1]) is an online marketplace for vacation rentals. It was originally known as Vacation Rentals by Owner and VRBO. It is headquartered in Austin, Texas ...

  7. Airbnb asks NYC to reconsider regulations on short-term rentals

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    September 3, 2024 at 4:48 PM. (Reuters) - Airbnb on Tuesday asked New York City to reconsider regulations on short-term rentals that went into effect in September 2023, citing higher prices for ...

  8. Joe Gebbia - Wikipedia

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    Joseph Gebbia Jr. (born August 21, 1981) is an American designer, entrepreneur, and co-founder of home rental company Airbnb.Gebbia is the 386th richest person in the world according to Forbes, with a net worth of $7.4 billion, [1] mostly due to his ownership of 53 million shares of Airbnb.

  9. Expedia Group - Wikipedia

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    Expedia Group, Inc. is an American travel technology company that owns and operates travel fare aggregators and travel metasearch engines, including Expedia, Hotels.com, Vrbo, Travelocity, Hotwire.com, Orbitz, Ebookers, CheapTickets, CarRentals.com, Expedia Cruises, Wotif, and Trivago. [1] Over 3 million lodging facilities and flights on over ...