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The IPO is the culmination of a stunning recovery in Airbnb's fortunes after its business was heavily damaged by the Covid-19 pandemic earlier this year

Airbnb valuation surges past $100 billion

Business • 11 Dec 20

The IPO gives Airbnb a fully diluted valuation - which includes securities such as options and restricted stock units - of $47.3 billion

Airbnb prices shares above target in biggest US IPO

Business • 10 Dec 20

Airbnb is aiming to raise around $3 billion in its upcoming IPO, reports say

Airbnb burned through $1.2 billion ahead of IPO

Business • 07 Oct 20

Airbnb has increasingly clashed with cities trying to balance tourism against resentment from residents

Cities press EU for tougher laws around Airbnb rentals

World • 17 Sep 20

The new rules include a cap on occupancy at 16, with hosts or guests who try to skirt the rules facing a ban from Airbnb's community and legal action

Airbnb bans parties and events in Covid-19 fight

Business • 20 Aug 20

Brian Chesky promised to provide more information to local authorities looking to police short-term accommodation

Airbnb 'made mistakes and needs to change' says founder

Business • 09 Aug 20

Airbnb said it will work with hotel partners to provide accommodation when spaces in refuges are not available

Airbnb initiative with domestic violence charities

Ireland • 25 Jun 20

Eoghan Murphy said Airbnb and other short term letting agencies will have to be regulated directly

Murphy says crisis highlights amount of short-term lets

Dublin • 21 Apr 20

Airbnb has lowered its internal valuation by 16% to $26 billion

Airbnb lowers valuation to $26bn as virus hits bookings

Business • 03 Apr 20

The EU's top court has ruled that Airbnb is an online platform and not a property agent

Airbnb wins fight to remain exempt from property rules

Business • 19 Dec 19

Airbnb said the partnership with the International Olympic Committee would run from the Tokyo games next year until 2028

Airbnb teams up with IOC to provide Games accommodation

Business • 18 Nov 19

A woman reads sympathy messages for the victims who died at an Airbnb rental house in Orinda, California last week

Airbnb bans 'party houses' after fatal US shooting

World • 03 Nov 19

Dublin City Council has received just ten planning applications for short-term lettings since the regulations came into force in July

Short-term letting regulations not being followed

Ireland • 05 Oct 19

Airbnb must now display the total price of an accommodation on the first page of results

Change in price presentation resolves EU-Airbnb spat

Business • 11 Jul 19

A total of 1.8 million visitors stayed in Irish accommodation listed on the Airbbn site last year

Airbnb contributes an estimated €700m to Irish economy

Business • 02 Jul 19

Airbnb has warned that visitors to Ireland may be negatively affected by the new regulations

No extra DCC staff hired to enforce new letting laws

Dublin • 28 Jun 19

Airbnb argued that its commercial activities in matching property owners with those seeking accommodation did not amount to a real estate brokerage activity

ECJ says Airbnb should not be restricted by French law

Business • 30 Apr 19

Nealie Barker described the discovery as 'a spectacular Airbnb fail'

Airbnb says safety a priority after hidden camera claim

Ireland • 05 Apr 19

Airbnb said the deal was 'a big part of building an end-to-end travel platform'

Airbnb buys hotel booking app HotelTonight

Business • 08 Mar 19

Brian Chesky said the company would not be offering plane ticketing

Airbnb to begin offering transport options

Business • 07 Feb 19

Deficiencies in some apartments meant they were unsuitable for long-term lets

Some apartment blocks suitable for short-term lettings

Dublin • 04 Feb 19

The six-storey Relector office building can accommodate more than 1,000 employees

Airbnb to lease offices at new Reflector building

Business • 28 Jan 19

The European Commission said the he Belgian regulatory framework imposes disproportionate requirements

Brussels home-share rules branded disproportionate

Europe • 24 Jan 19

Nati Rom, who campaigns against the Palestinian-led boycott movement, walks next to an Airbnb apartment near a Jewish settlement

Airbnb pulls homes listed in West Bank

World • 20 Nov 18

Homeowners can let their primary residence on a short-term basis for a maximum of 90 days in a year and up to 14 days at a time

Crackdown on Airbnb lettings to tackle housing crisis

Politics • 25 Oct 18

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