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NOLA’s Jazz Fest Spotlights More than Music

Word from Jazz Fest in NOLA is that hardworking local hotel and inn businesses were singing the blues, experiencing room vacancies during Read More

Airbnb’s Trouble with the Tax-man

What Airbnb says: “We want to pay taxes; we want to give back to the local communities and pay our taxes Read More

Woman Surprised to Find Her Own Condo Listed on Airbnb

No, that headline isn’t from the Onion. Cautionary tales for Airbnb users aren’t hard to find, but some horror stories are even more Read More

Busted: New San Francisco Report Shows that Most Airbnb Hosts Don’t Follow the Law

Airbnb is in hot water (again) in its home city. As of February 2015, San Francisco law requires all short-term rental hosts to obtain a Read More

Flouting the Law in Phoenix

The Grand Canyon. World class spas. Golf. Beautiful hiking trails. Illegal Hotels? Yep. In some of Arizona’s most popular vacation Read More

Airbnb’s Bad Actors are Back After the Company’s Data Purge

Heard about Airbnb’s little transparency problem? Looks like it just got a whole lot worse. Yesterday Airbnb confirmed the report and Read More

Airbnb’s Big Purge in the Big Apple

Whoops – looks like Airbnb may have a little problem with the truth. The company has been caught in an attempt to mislead the media and Read More

National Report: Almost a Third of Airbnb’s Revenue Comes from Year-Round Rentals

Airbnb has an illegal hotel problem. According to a new national report released today, a huge portion of Airbnb’s revenue is driven by Read More

“Trust Us” Says Rule-Breaking Airbnb CEO

Guess it’s tough to follow the rules when you’re a billionaire CEO. Airbnb’s CEO Brian Chesky was caught red-handed by Business Read More

Dormbnb

While Airbnb encourages users to “read your lease agreement and check with your landlord if applicable,” it does not require Read More



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