by Jasper | Jun 4, 2015 | Blog
It’s always hard to predict the future of an industry, especially if the industry is fairly new, like home-sharing. New platforms can grow to multiple billion dollar companies in less than 10 years and they could also completely disappear within the same... by Jasper | May 17, 2015 | Blog
Airbnb was founded almost seven years ago in San Francisco. After a slow start, the company has grown to over 1 million listings in 190 countries. One would expect the American cities to be its biggest market but this is not the case. Top Ten Airbnb Cities by number... by Jasper | May 15, 2015 | Blog
Airbnb has recently started providing selected hosts with much more details with regards to the reviews that they receive. In addition to showing the % of reviews that are 5-star, hosts can now see a breakdown of the actual ratings per category. This information can... by Jasper | May 7, 2015 | Blog
Airbnb released a new tool to help their hosts improve their listings: the Airbnb calculator. Pricing is by far the most complicated aspect of Airbnb hosting. How do you know what the optimal price is? Ideally, you want to set prices high when demand is high (in the... by Jasper | May 5, 2015 | Blog
Over 35 million guests have stayed at Airbnbs so you’d expect a number of horror stories to appear. And they did. Most recently, there’s the story of the house in Calgary that got trashed causing damages of $50,000. Although Airbnb did reimburse the host,... by Jasper | Apr 29, 2015 | Blog
AirDnA is a tool for finding profitable Airbnb locations. After many hosts find success with their first rental they naturally think about investing in new properties, either buying or renting. You could try to figure this out on your own or with expert advice, but... 
