July 2014

Why is Airbnb attacked by the authorities?Airbnb provides an online platform for individuals to rent their home, room or apartment to visitors. While this in itself is not illegal, in many cases the rentals advertised on the site violate…

Airbnb is once again in regulatory difficulty. This time: he is accused of illegally listing properties in Barcelona. Apparently Airbnb, the service that allows ordinary people to rent their homes to visitors, has authorized the list…

They offer wonderful views of the city, proximity to shopping and nightlife, and the ability to live like a local.But what some of the Barcelona properties for rent on Airbnb don't have, at least according to the government of Catalonia, is…

In recent weeks, Airbnb, the online hosting site and popular Silicon Valley emblem of the sharing-love-trust-hugging-everyone-maybe-Conrad-Hilton economy, unveiled a promotional campaign in New York aimed at getting skeptics to see what a…