Airbnb hooks up with Russia’s Ostrovok in first-of-its-kind booking partnership outside the US
Moscow-based Ostrovok.ru, which runs a online accommodation booking service that has become very popular among Russian speakers worldwide, has struck a partnership with US-based community-driven lodging marketplace company Airbnb. The agreement will make it possible for users of Ostrovok.ru, which just picked up a $12 million round on top of the $25 million secured earlier to support its international expansion ambitions, …
