Tag: rental

Hotels get collaborative with a new range of rentals

They may be competing with peer-to-peer accommodation options such as Airbnb and One Fine Stay for their guests, but some new collaborative consumption-oriented offerings from major hotel brands like Hyatt and Westin show they are definitely looking to stay relevant to the changing demographic of travellers. USA Today reports a number of borrowing and lending…  Read more

Economist Highlights the Growing Sharing Economy

“Rachel Botsman, the author of a book on the subject, says the consumer peer-to-peer rental market alone is worth $26 billion. Broader definitions of the sharing economy include peer-to-peer lending (though cash is hardly a spare fixed asset) or putting a solar panel on your roof and selling power back to the grid (though that…  Read more

TurningArt lets you rotate artworks in your home and earn credits to buy originals

Rent original artwork and make your home a gallery with Artsicle