Airbnb signposts us to our lost cultural roots

Film brings traditions of the past to life

Airbnb signposts us to our lost cultural roots

Airbnb has launched a master film to help us all reconnect with the traditions of the past, the traditions we’re in danger of losing as the generations pass. Entitled “Lost & Found” the film is launching on social media.  It is to support Airbnb bringing 40 Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) experiences to Beijing, Chengdu, Guangzhou […]

Former Airbnb CMO Jonathan Mildenhall Launches TwentyFirstCenturyBrand

Former Airbnb CMO Jonathan Mildenhall Launches TwentyFirstCenturyBrand

Jonathan Mildenhall, former CMO of Airbnb, announced the launch of his brand and marketing consultancy TwentyFirstCenturyBrand along with co-founders, Alexandra Dimiziani, also a former Airbnb marketer, and Neil Barrie, former chief strategy officer at TBWA/Chiat/Day. TwentyFirstCenturyBrand is already working with high profile clients such as Arianna Huffington’s Thrive Global, Sean Parker’s Airtime, Pinterest with Ben […]

HomeAway takes aim at Airbnb in new global ad

HomeAway takes aim at Airbnb in new global ad

HomeAway is taking the fight to Airbnb in a new global campaign encouraging people to book whole houses for their holidays. The campaign, created by Saatchi & Saatchi London, takes a light-hearted look at the advantages of booking a house or villa for your holiday, as opposed to staying in someone else’s home or in […]

Airbnb Built a Giant 3-D Zoetrope for Wild Ad Showing a Different Side of Paris

Airbnb Built a Giant 3-D Zoetrope for Wild Ad Showing a Different Side of Paris

This week’s honors for most ambitious model making go to Airbnb and TBWA\Singapore for a truly insane contraption—a massive, handmade, 3-D zoetrope—built to film a simple anecdote about seeing more of cities like Paris with help from one’s local Airbnb host. The device is wild—measuring 3.8 meters in diameter, 11.9 meters in circumference and 1.5 […]