Cities including Kyoto and Berlin have imposed bans and strict new rules on the company in order to preserve rental options for locals.Īmnesty International on Tuesday called for the company to remove more than 200 rental listings in the illegal Israeli-occupied Palestinian Territories. The number of Airbnbs in New Orleans rose from 1,905 to 6,508 between 2015 and December 2018, according to the watchdog website Inside Airbnb. In New Orleans, for example, local residents have complained about soaring rentals and lack of housing as investors have snapped up properties to rent on a short-term basis. The company is under fire from residents and local politicians in cities from Barcelona to New Orleans over its impact on local communities. The sale will add billions to the fortunes of its founders and allow staff to sell up to 15% of their shares after the listing, instead of waiting for the usual lock-up period, creating more millionaires.Īirbnb has upended the travel market and in the process proved a controversial company. But bookings have bounced back as people fled the cities and others booked rentals within driving distance. In April, it laid off 25% of its staff – nearly 1,900 employees. The company struggled in the early months of the coronavirus pandemic as travel ground to a halt. “I don’t know what else to say,” Chesky, Airbnb’s chief executive officer, said when told about the potential opening price in a Bloomberg Television interview. The share sale was priced at $68 a share but the company started trading at over $150 a share amid fierce bidding and closed the day at $144.70.
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More money has been raised from share sales so far this year than in 1999, the height of the dotcom boom.įounded in 2008 after co-founders Joe Gebbia, Brian Chesky and Nathan Blecharczyk came up with the idea of renting air mattresses in their San Francisco apartments, Airbnb now has more than 7m short-term listings worldwide and at $100bn would be valued at twice the value of Marriott, the largest hotel operator. The share sale came as US stock markets have soared to record highs and investors have clamored for new issues.