Airbnb CEO Launches Collaborative Experience Program with Seventeen in Seoul

Airbnb CEO launches collaborative experience program with Seventeen in Seoul

Airbnb aims to redefine itself as more than just a home-sharing platform, CEO and co-founder Brian Chesky said Wednesday during a press conference in Seoul, unveiling a one-time experience program that allows fans of K-pop boy group Seventeen to interact directly with the artists while traveling in Korea. Chesky arrived in Seoul on the final leg of a global tour promoting the company's "2025 Summer Upgrade," first announced in Los Angeles last m…

Airbnb Pouring PAC Money Into Bronx City Council Races

Affordable New York, a local super PAC affiliated with property rental company Airbnb, is spending $100,000 on a City Council contest to replace term-limited Democrat Diana Ayala in the South Bronx and East Harlem, according to the latest campaign finance disclosures.  The super PAC is throwing its weight behind Ayala’s chief of staff, Elsie Encarnacion and has already spent big on other Bronx Council races. Affordable New York sunk $186,120 int…

Corporate Money Is Flooding NYC Council Elections

The last few years have seen corporate interests and pro-Israel groups teaming up to try to crush left-wing congressional candidates and challengers. Now that same strategy is rearing its head way down ballot: in the New York City Council elections. Councilmember Alexa Avilés speaking at City Hall on May 23, 2022, in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago / Getty Images) The last few years have seen corporate interests and pro-Israel groups regula…

Airbnb invites guests to 'Experience' more, Seventeen event leads way

Airbnb wants to be more than just an accommodation booking service: they want people to order room service, have spa treatments and hire personal photographers. They even want K-pop bands to use Airbnb to meet their fans.

Airbnb Spends $100K on Bronx City Council Race

Airbnb’s local super PAC is making moves in election races in the Bronx. Affordable New York, a political action committee affiliated with the short-term rental company, has spent $100,000 on a City Council race to replace Democrat and Deputy Speaker Diana Ayala with her chief of staff Elsie Encarnacion for the district that covers the South Bronx and East Harlem, according to the New York City Campaign Finance Board. But this isn’t Airbnb’s fir…