This panel session on the sharing economy at the Business Travel Show features a case study from Robbie Hughes, EMEA travel manager at Salesforce. Robbie was introduced to Airbnb when sourcing accommodation for Salesforce's annual conference in San Francisco and has allowed it in the travel programme since.
He is joined by Nigel Turner of Carlson Wagonlit Travel who argues that the sharing economy will be widely accepted eventually just as budget hotels and low-cost carriers have been. Recent developments between the TMC and Airbnb indicate this is already happening.
Lennert de Jong of citizenM provides insight as an hotelier who has previously been turned down by travel managers while Daniel Layton of Veeve shares his experience as a rental firm.