Airbnb
Airbnb left reeling from coronavirus fallout
Airbnb was expected to be the hottest tech IPO of the year, instead it is under intense pressure to show it can maintain its position as a Silicon Valley powerhouse.
- by Cat Zakrzewski
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Coronavirus pandemic
Easter weekend and COVID-19: Can I go to my holiday house?
Can I still go to the Airbnb I booked, or visit my family? Your Easter questions answered.
- by Tammy Mills
Coronavirus pandemic
Airbnb secures $US1 billion as it stockpiles cash during pandemic
Airbnb has bolstered its finances at a time when the coronavirus outbreak has roiled the travel and leisure industry.
- by Noor Zainab Hussain and Joshua Franklin
Good Weekend
Mirrors are now becoming an art piece, not just a practical surface
New-wave mirrors are curved and bisected, the surfaces softly tinted, the frames brightly coloured. They can be artfully faceted and propped against the wall.
- by Karen McCartney
Start-ups
'Feels like a reckoning': Tech humbled as US startup boom falters
US tech startups grew so quickly that they couldn't hire people fast enough but now the lay-offs have started and scepticism abounds in an industry once known for its irrational optimism.
- by Erin Griffith
Good Weekend
How to beat the crowds when visiting London
The British capital’s many sights attract hordes of tourists in peak periods, so timing is everything when planning a visit.
- by Greg Callaghan
Bushfires
'We want the holiday cancelled': Travellers await refunds for South Coast bookings
Holidaymakers face uncertainty over whether refunds will be offered for bookings cancelled because of the bushfire crisis.
- by Andrew Taylor
Start-ups
Guesty launches in Australia as Airbnb and short stays boom
Short-term property management startup Guesty is looking to build on its existing presence in Australia with the opening of a Sydney office this month.
- by Cara Waters
Tourism
Perth Airbnb house smashed up during party
All the windows of the house had been smashed, walls damaged and the doors ripped off.
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Crime
Airbnb and Airtasker popular with criminals 'to create an air of legitimacy'
Three recent NSW Crime Commission investigations involved courier companies delivering drugs to Sydney Airbnb rentals with separate lock-up garages for the storage of drugs.
- by Sally Rawsthorne and Nigel Gladstone
Opinion
Pop culture
Sure know something: we can Kiss this mad dream goodbye
The schlock-rockers have been forced to cancel their Australian tour but will play to sharks off our coast on Monday. For this fan, at least, the legend lives on.
- by James Hughes