July 2016

Rio's favelas are still considered no-go areas by many, but a severe shortage of hotels has opened up Rio's poorer neighborhoods to Olympics tourists. Photo/rwoanA severe shortage of hotels has opened up Rio's poorest favelas to Airbnb…

Rio's favelas are still considered no-go areas by many, but a severe shortage of hotels has opened up Rio's poorer neighborhoods to Olympics tourists. Photo/rwoanA severe shortage of hotels has opened up Rio's poorest favelas to Airbnb…

PostedJuly 22, 2016More than 16,000 Floridians shared their homes with travelers through Airbnb in 2015, earning an average of $7,200.The Tampa Bay-Sarasota area ranked third in the state for hosts, with 2,300. They earned $5,900 on…

Airbnb has hired the former US Attorney General Eric Holder to help combat racism and other forms of discrimination on its short-term rental platform, the company announced on Wednesday.In a blog postCEO Brian Chesky called discrimination…

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Tired of staying in standard hotels or vacation rentals while on vacation in San Diego?How is a night in a treehouse, a weekend on a boat, or a week in the former Bing Crosby Estate?They are part of San Diego's Unique Lists on Airbnb, the…

NEW YORK (Reuters) - This year's Republican and Democratic U.S. conventions could prove what hotels have long feared: They could lose a steady bargain to Airbnb and other home-sharing services.A man walks past an Airbnb logo after a news…

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Since its founding in San Francisco in August 2008, Airbnb has developed a truly global presence. Today, the website has over 2 million listings in 191 countries around the world. Apartments and rooms are available in at least 34,000…