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Airbnb is offering unique stays in pop-culture marvels

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Airbnb is offering unique stays in pop-culture marvels

Airbnb has launched its Icons programme, offering a curated selection of unique experiences.

Travel : Pop Culture : Entertainment

Airbnb and Klarna make holidays accessible for budget-squeezed travellers

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Airbnb and Klarna make holidays accessible for budget-squeezed travellers

Airbnb has teamed up with Klarna to launch Pay Over Time, a new feature allowing guests in the UK to spread the cost of their reservation.

Finance : Travel & Hospitality : Society

House of Sunny transforms showroom into Airbnb stay for London Fashion Week

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House of Sunny transforms showroom into Airbnb stay for London Fashion Week

House of Sunny, known for its playful textiles and designs, is offering fashion enthusiasts a unique opportunity during London Fashion Week in Sept...

Fashion : Travel & Hospitality : Retail

Airbnb’s traveltainment plan uplifts Black businesses

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Airbnb’s traveltainment plan uplifts Black businesses

For just £41 ($56, €49) a night, two lucky fans will be able to stay in actress Issa Rae’s California home for the weekend.

Travel & Hospitality : Society : Sports & Leisure

Airbnb’s latest campaign celebrates Chinese traditions

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Airbnb’s latest campaign celebrates Chinese traditions

The online home-stay site has launched a campaign to capture traditional cultural roots and connect with younger audiences.

Travel : Culture : Society

Airbnb debuts DNA-inspired travel

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Airbnb debuts DNA-inspired travel

In partnership with 23andMe, Airbnb will send consumers on a journey to explore their ancestry.

Travel : Identity : DNA

Airbnb is taking over a small Italian village

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Airbnb is taking over a small Italian village

The home-sharing company wants to revitalise the village of Grottole, which has more than 600 homes sitting empty.

Travel : Hospitality : Culture

Stat: Airbnb is thriving in the African market

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Stat: Airbnb is thriving in the African market

More than 3.5 million customers have stayed with Airbnb hosts in Africa since the company began operating on the continent, with around half of the...

Travel : Culture : AirBnB

Your future home could be built by Airbnb

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Your future home could be built by Airbnb

The company’s futures division has announced the launch of Backyard, a project that will use Airbnb insight to design and build homes.

Travel : Architecture : Future Home

Big Ideas

Work anywhere

New York – SpareChair is a co-working app for the Airbnb generation.

Spare Chair : Sharona Coutts : Coworking

Big Ideas

Good Karma

Los Angeles – Browser extension Karma will make sure that no good deed goes unrewarded online.

Karma : Browser Extension : Reputation

Off the beaten track

Big Ideas

Off the beaten track

Southeast Asia – Tourists looking for an authentic experience abroad need look no further than Backstreet Academy, a platform connecting travellers...

Backstreet Academy : Excursions : The New Value Economy

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Home from home

Milan Salone 2015 – Airbnb and Fabrica are welcoming visitors to Palazzo Crespi during the Salone Internazionale del Mobile through a series of sit...

Milan Salone Del Mobile : Fabrica : AirBnB

Design in transit

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Design in transit

Milan – LS:N Global visited research centre Fabrica in Treviso, Italy, for a behind-the-scenes look into the team’s upcoming collaboration with A...

Fabrica : AirBnB : Salone International Del Mobile Milan

FT Sharing Economy: Sally Davies

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FT Sharing Economy: Sally Davies

Is the sharing economy ready for the mainstream, asks Sally Davies, technology and innovation correspondent at the Financial Times

Sharing Economy : AirBnB : Uber

Be my guest: Airbnb visualises live user activity around the world

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Be my guest: Airbnb visualises live user activity around the world

Peer-to-peer accommodation platform Airbnb uses real-time data from guests and hosts to map out how people are using the service around the wo...

AirBnB : Peer-to-Peer Accommodation : P2P Platform

Airbnb launches campaign designed to bring people together

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Airbnb launches campaign designed to bring people together

Online rental marketplace Airbnb has launched a global initiative to rid the world of strangers by inspiring random acts of kindness.

AirBnB : Pineapple : Pineapple Magazine

Baby it’s cold outside: If LS:N Global made… a home

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Baby it’s cold outside: If LS:N Global made… a home

London – The LS:N Global home would have mood-enhancing technology to combat daily stresses, and enchanted objects would be integrated into the in...

Home : Technology : Interior Spaces

Travel news: Airbnb aims to inspire its community with new magazine

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Travel news: Airbnb aims to inspire its community with new magazine

San Francisco – Airbnb has announced the launch of Pineapple, a new quarterly travel magazine.

AirBnB : Pineapple Magazine : The New Value-Seekers

Plane hospitality: Airbnb offers a place to stay on the runway

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Plane hospitality: Airbnb offers a place to stay on the runway

Amsterdam – First Airbnb offered people the chance to stay in an Ikea store, then there was the Waterstones sleepover, now the crowdsourcing hospit...

AirBnB : KLM Royal Dutch Airline : Symbiotic Branding

Accidental lock-in inspires Airbnb to host sleepover in book store

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Accidental lock-in inspires Airbnb to host sleepover in book store

Airbnb has hosted a sleepover in Waterstones’ flagship store. The inspiration for the event came when tourist David Willis was accidentally locked ...

AirBnB : Waterstones : Symbiotic Branding

Ana Andjelic: Four ways to survive and thrive in The New Value Economy

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Ana Andjelic: Four ways to survive and thrive in The New Value Economy

What should brands learn from collaborative economy startups?

AirBnB : Uber : TaskRabbit

The New Value Economy

Macro Trends

The New Value Economy

Ownership is receding as an ideal and a way to mark value. We share, rent and borrow products now, creating new systems of value and worth in the...

Collaborative Economy : Conspicuous Access : Reputation

The New Value-seekers

Communities

The New Value-seekers

As traditional career paths fracture and disintegrate, young people are increasingly turning to other means of making a living. Harnessing the pow...

Collaborative Economy : EatWith : Smartphones

London Design Festival 2014: 10 of the Best

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London Design Festival 2014: 10 of the Best

Incorporating new design districts and installations in public spaces, the 12th edition of London Design Festival featured a range of n...

LDF 2014 : Victoria And Albert Museum : Brompton Design District

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