sharing economies

Flight-sharing applications FlyteNow and AirPooler were about to bring the sharing economy to airplanes back in 2013. But the Federal Aviation Administration ruled that pilots using online flight-sharing apps would be considered “common carriers” subject to the same regulations as commercial airlines.

As well as traditional rental firms, several tech-savvy companies have launched platforms to facilitate sharing between individuals. Given the sharing economy is still in its infancy, most of us have little awareness about the plethora of companies already in this industry. The accommodation app Airbnb and ...

Booking Holdings (NASDAQ:BKNG) stock, which recently rebranded from the Priceline Group, has been a consistent winner for years. An early entrant in the online travel agency model, Booking Holdings and its family of other travel-related sites have helped shape the industry for years. Changing ...

A company is building a Blockchain-based system to eliminate fragmentation in the sharing economy – and creating a single app that gives users access to “any available asset they wish to rent, borrow or share.” ShareRing claims the current market is extremely inconvenient for consumers. Although ...

But the sharing economy isn't without its limitations, especially when it comes to navigating an increasingly global marketplace. Most sharing companies require cash and credit card payments to process transactions, and when going international, such purchases will subsequently be subjected to a ...

A report compiled by Bike-sharing Blog reveals just how significant the increase in bike-sharing services has been in recent years. As this chart by Statista shows, the number of public-use bikes has experienced massive growth since 2013, when there were only 700,000 public-use bikes in circulation ...

While we have all recognized the phenomenal success of companies like Airbnb, it's clear that the next generation of sharing economy businesses are following a different approach. Businesses in the sharing economy provide platforms that sell or rent unused product or service capacity. They are some of ...

Early sharing economy enthusiasts had a clear vision for the peer-to-peer marketplace: path towards sustainability, empowerment of individuals, and new job opportunities for the disadvantaged. However, the sharing economy's giants such as Uber and Airbnb quickly overtook the marketplace, painting a ...

Do you behave better inside a sharing economy scenario—like a Lyft, Uber, or Airbnb—because you know the transparency goes both ways? Without a high score, your driver could see fewer ride requests, but a low rating from the owner of that vacation home means you might be taking fewer trips, too.

Meta description: Odyssey protocol is a decentralized peer-to-peer protocol that offers one of the first sharing economy blockchain in the world. The protocol is an open source platform that aims at minimizing operating costs, privacy and incentivizing participants on the network. Recent statistics from sharing ...

The interim report on The Sharing Economy of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on tourism, released on Wednesday, may make uncomfortable reading for senior figures at Airbnb and similar platforms. The MPs make a clear call for standardising health-and-safety regulations across accommodation ...

“Insurtech startups entering the industry offer both consumers and the creators of peer-to-peer platforms access to customizable insurance that allows on-demand cover. Taking home-sharing as an example, traditional insurers view having paying guests as a commercial activity, and thus not covered by ...

As we head into 2018 (smartphone firmly in hand), it is estimated that 1 in every 4.5 Kiwis fit into the (poorly defined) class of 'millennials'. As this elusive species grow in numbers, they are also growing in purchasing power and voting with their dollars to change how businesses across New Zealand ...

The sharing economy is a generous concept, but it is one with which Latin societies are not very familiar. Latin populations are rather attached to their properties, and have a difficult time sharing them with others. The company Gobee Bike which drew from the French market in a blatant illustration of the lack ...

Readers of Real Change are probably well aware of some of the difficulties with the so-called “sharing economy,” best exemplified by Airbnb, Uber and Lyft, which grew exponentially from humble beginnings. Tom Slee's “What's Yours Is Mine” is more than a detailing of the negative impacts of these ...

"This myth convinces people these self-regulating, platform companies in the sharing economy are good because they allow regular people to earn just a little bit of extra income," said Abbey Stemler, assistant professor of business law and ethics in Indiana University's Kelley School of Business. "However ...

Mazzola said it's up to users to make sure that sharing their parking is in accordance with their lease, municipal regulations or homeowners' association agreement. "We do give them notice when they're doing the terms and conditions like 'Make sure you can do this. If you're not sure, check with your ...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has called for social networks and sharing economy platforms to act for social good, rather than profit. In a keynote speech at the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas, Khan laid some of the blame for increasing social division and nativist populism at the feet of technology companies.

The Chinese have a great affinity for the sharing economy as the use of smartphone apps for making purchases has spread widely around the country, and services originating in North America and Europe like car-sharing, renting rooms in private accommodations and ride-hailing also quickly caught on.

In the last week, I've had firsthand experience with the sharing economy, using both Uber and Airbnb. Not surprisingly, I'm a sucker for disruption and will gladly adopt new technologies. I appreciate the rational logic of a well-thought-out platform that promises to be a game-changer. I push my wife's comfort ...

Schools that offer MBA programs have long touted the benefits of “economies of scale” as a way to achieve a strategic advantage. ... Based on the many successes of the sharing economy, tax executives are now exploring ways to modernize their operational systems by tapping into the proven benefits of ...

Origin, the startup behind a platform for peer-to-peer services, has raised $28.5 million through a Simple Agreement for Future Tokens (SAFT) sale. The funding was revealed in a Form D filing published Tuesday by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Per the document, 190 investors took part in ...

Sharing platforms such as Airbnb and Uber are disrupting a number of different industries, but they're also raising a lot of policy questions. Across the country and around the globe, governments are grappling with particular problems created by these platforms. Residents complain to their local elected ...

Loosely defined as the renting out of products and services instead of ownership, the sharing economy started out with the idea of renting out personal cars that sit idle in garages or homes that are empty during long vacations – think Uber and Airbnb – but has since evolved into businesses providing to ...

In a week's time, Israel Tax Authority director Moshe Asher is due to step down, but just before that he has managed to indicate to his successor, Eran Yaakov, the next target in the fight against tax evasion: the sharing economy. "Globes" has learned that this week Asher received a confidential report ...

This International Women's Day, I am writing from Johannesburg, where the IFC is launching a new report: “Driving Toward Equality: Women, Ride-Hailing, and the Sharing Economy.” This research, the product of a year-long, six-country initiative, combines data from Uber and surveys of over 11,000 riders ...