In the latter half of 2013, Airbnb began making more direct comparisons between itself and the hotel industry.
Nathan Blecharczyk, co-founder and chief technology officer, told the Telegraph in November that he expected Airbnb to surpass InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) and Hilton in total number of rooms.
He was right.
NB: This is an analysis by Douglas Quinby, vice president of research at PhoCusWright.
