Airbnb: Utilizing Machine Learning to Optimize Travel
Airbnb utilizes machine learning to personalize search rankings for guests and to optimize pricing for hosts.
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Can Machine Learning Deliver Airbnb’s Next Leg of Growth?
Machine learning has revolutionized the way Airbnb matches guests with hosts. Now, can the company use this technology to maintain its growth and address its growing pains?
Airbnb — Customizing Recommendations for Every Trip
Overview of Airbnb's strong implementation of machine learning: search engine, optimized pricing, photo-categorization and more
How to Rent Your Neighbor’s Tesla with Getaround
Getaround is the self-proclaimed “Airbnb of cars”. Development of smartphones and location-based technology has driven development of the sharing economy. New peer-to-peer car rental services threaten a market dominated by the big three (Avis, Enterprise, and Hertz) and threaten car manufacturers in the longer term[1].
Airbnb: Using Technology to Reimagine Travel
Airbnb has transformed global travel using digital technology to connect millions of guests with private hosts. Can the company leverage technological innovations to sustain its competitive edge going forward?
American Express and The Shift To Digital Payments
What the digital revolution and the rise of mobile payments mean for American Express
When a Hotel Feels Too Much Like Home: Starwood and the Technology Puzzle
The rise of Airbnb over the last several years has threatened the traditional business model of hotels, challenging them to expand their value proposition from one of luxury, consistency, and reliability to one that emphasizes transparency, customizability, convenience, emotional connection, and authentic, local experiences. Leading up to its recent acquisition by Marriot, Starwood Hotels began to leverage technological innovation to deliver upon these expectations and remain competitive with Airbnb. However, as Starwood rampantly implements technological processes across regions, is it also hindering the creation of locally-influenced guest experiences? Does technology deliver a level of standardized convenience that makes even the most remote hotels feel too much like home?
Airbnb: how a simple online matching service trumps value of hotel giant, Marriott
How does a simple online matching service become valued higher than hotel giant Marriott, a long-established hotel giant that owns over 4,000 physical properties, in just under 8 years? The secret is in its disruptive genius business model – designed so that Airbnb can make money by merely facilitating transactions, no risks and no costs associated with owning actual properties.
Airbnb : Finding a Home Anywhere
Launched in 2008 to capitalize on the hotel room shortage around the Democratic National Convention, Airbnb has emerged as a market leader with its successful alignment of operations and sharing economy model.