Artist Eileen Hickey, 72, lost her subsidized apartment in New York's prestigious Tribeca neighborhood, where she rented a two-bedroom apartment for only $ 1500 a month, due to the fact that she rented this accommodation to tourists through Airbnb. Tourist woman ...
Airbnb has been blamed for worsening rent growth in New York City, particularly in Manhattan and Brooklyn, but the company says its analysis is “deeply flawed.” According to a report from Scot Stringer's NYC Comptroller office released Thursday, May 3, Airbnb rental listings were 9,2% impacted...
The first thing to know is that Airbnb will completely discourage hotels and hostels (however, there are zealous lovers of in-room dinners and other luxury goods - this will not affect them). But this is something like a philosophy: to get to know cities and countries, touching the townspeople and living ordinary, is not ...
The US economy is in the midst of a technological transformation that is fundamentally changing the way people sleep, work, eat, buy, love, read, and interact with each other. And every startup contributes to this process. The Atlantic has figured out ...
In Seven Hills, Ohio, a man rented a house for $ 40 a night on Airbnb and threw a massive party, for which he received a life-long ban from the real estate rental service, writes Tjournal. The 28-year-old owner of the house had several conditions: for example, it was forbidden ...
Airbnb again faced the problem of hidden video cameras in rental homes. Last month, another host tried to video the guests without their knowledge. This is the second incident since October. The archivist, whose name is unknown, with his employee released the image of the hidden ...
Airbnb, a worldwide rental service, has introduced a split payment feature when you book a stay with a company. This is especially true on the eve of the New Year (and any other) holidays, writes perito-burrito.com How was it? One of the guests had to book and pay ...
According to a new report from The Daily Beast, Russian criminals and cyber thieves are increasingly using Airbnb as a way to launder money. This is certainly not news, but Airbnb provides criminals with a seemingly easy way to turn dirty money into (seemingly) legal. ...
Most users of the Airbnb rental service rent out an empty room in their house or an empty apartment to tourists, earning little money. But some multi-apartment owners have turned the site into a multi-million dollar business. One of these is a Londoner who owns ...
Three Australians are accused of murdering an Airbnb guest who booked a room at their home in Melbourne, NY Post writes. Ramis Jonousi was raped and killed last Wednesday, October 25, while staying at the East Brighton home, where one night costs $ 30. ...