Airbnb has announced tens of thousands partnerships with travel management companies (TMCs) Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), BCD Travel, and American Express Global Business Travel (GBT). Airbnb said the first phase of the partnership with GBT is expected to launch in the US in the coming weeks before expanding to other markets around the world later this year. Once live, GBT will direct customers to the Airbnb platform where they'll be able to book directly using a corporate email address. Airbnb for Business' partnership with BCD will provide corporate travel clients with a risk management offering that can track the location and trip patterns of business travellers who book through Airbnb. Finally, CWT’s corporate travel managers will have approximately twice as many hotels to offer its travellers via the Airbnb tie-up. These deals have led Quartz to note that “it’s time for hotels to really, truly, worry about Airbnb”.
Airbnb has announced three partnerships with travel management companies (TMCs) Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), BCD Travel, and American Express Global Business Travel (GBT). Airbnb said the first phase of the partnership with GBT is expected to launch in the US in the coming weeks before expanding to other markets around the world later this year. Once live, GBT will direct customers to the Airbnb platform where they'll be able to book directly using a corporate email address. Airbnb for Business' partnership with BCD will provide corporate travel clients with a risk management offering that can track the location and trip patterns of business travellers who book through Airbnb. Finally, CWT’s corporate travel managers will have approximately twice as many hotels to offer its travellers via the Airbnb tie-up. These deals have led Quartz to note that “it’s time for hotels to really, truly, worry about Airbnb”.