The proposal comes as popular tourist destinations such as Paris, Venice and Barcelona blame Airbnb for aggravating housing shortages by pushing out lower-income residents.
In a series of tweets, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky announced cost of Afghan refugees' accommodation will be borne by the company. However, no clear time frame for the programme was announced.
The company is currently planning to price its IPO on 9 December. Ahead of it, the home-rental platform and some shareholders are offering 51.9 million shares at $44-$50 apiece.
Until now, the Bobby cottage in Kashmir, Dil Chahta Hai fort in Goa, and Pangong lake in 3 Idiots were famous tourist attractions. Gauri Khan-designed home has entered the club.
Airbnb website took advantage of the shift in customer behavior — avoiding international air travel and renting homes nearby — and started showing more local offerings.
India’s private sector remains hesitant to invest in R&D. This is understandable, as the domestic market often fails to reward differentiated technologies adequately.
Speaking at ThePrint OTC Thursday, NSE CEO Ashishkumar Chauhan said the exchange has been trying to list itself since 2016, but it couldn’t happen due to one reason or the other.
Mechanical engineer & alumnus of IIM-A & IAS France, Kota was General Manager in HAL’s Light Combat Aircraft division. He was selected from a pool of eight candidates.
No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.
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