AIRBNB CELEBRATES THE GROWTH OF ITS SERVICES.

In 2007, three travelers arrived for a design conference in San Francisco and checked in at the Rausch Street home of Airbnb co-founders Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia. Though they didn’t know it at the time, these three guests (Michael, Kat and Amol) would become the first members of the Airbnb global community of guests […]

WHY EMAIL STILL REMAINS THE MOST POWERFUL TOOL IN CUSTOMER COMMUNICATIONS

The first email, a test message from computer engineer Ray Tomlinson to himself, was sent way back in 1971. When Tomlinson sent that message, he could hardly have predicted how much email would evolve over the next 50 years or that it would become the most powerful tool companies have for communicating with their customers. Today, […]

SEVEN UNIQUE TRAVEL EXPERIENCES AIRBNB OFFERS THEIR GUESTS

As guests become increasingly interested in immersive travel experiences, Airbnb Experience hosts are finding bizarre ways to meet consumers’ insatiable thirst for the weird and unusual. From carving with chainsaws to wearing your DNA as jewellery, some of the kookiest experiences around can be found on the Airbnb platform. Airbnb Experiences are typically led by […]

HOW TO BOOST YOUR CREDIT SCORE

National Credit Regulator data shows that 54% of South Africans have their applications for credit (such as car finance, home loans and personal loans) rejected. If you’ve been given the cold shoulder by your bank or lender, it could be that your credit score is to blame. Being rejected by a bank or lender can […]

WHAT TO DO WHEN THE CAR OF YOUR DREAMS STARTS GIVING YOU NIGHTMARES

You’ve bought the car you always wanted, but, within a year or two, you realise that the repayments, petrol and insurance are simply unaffordable. The car of your dreams is now giving you nightmares – so what can you do? TAKE IT BACK One option is simply to return the car, hand back the keys […]