Airbnb looks to be encroaching on what the hotel industry perceived was its safe core sector - business travellers. High profile partnerships with American Express Global Business Travel ( AmEx GBT), Carlson Wagonlit , and BCD are expected to funnel customers towards Airbnb , which has been added to AmEx GBT's preferred supplier list. AmEx GBT reported sales of $ 30bn in 2015 and its clients include Microsoft , McKinsey , and IBM . Similarly, Carlson Wagonlit reported sales of $ 23.8bn in 2015 , 92% of which came from corporate bookings; and BCD posted $ 23.8bn . Despite currently only making up a fraction of US 's overall bookings, the hotel industry can ill afford to ignore the rising challenge of Airbnb for Business .
Airbnb looks to be encroaching on what the hotel industry perceived was its safe core sector - business travellers. High profile partnerships with American Express Global Business Travel (AmEx GBT), BCD Travel, and Carlson Wagonlit Travel are expected to funnel customers towards Airbnb, which has been added to AmEx GBT's preferred supplier list. AmEx GBT reported sales of $30bn in 2015 and its clients include Microsoft, McKinsey, and IBM. Similarly, Carlson Wagonlit reported sales of $24.2bn in 2015, 92% of which came from corporate bookings; and BCD posted $23.8bn. Despite currently only making up a fraction of Airbnb's overall bookings, the hotel industry can ill afford to ignore the rising challenge of Airbnb for Business.