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Airbnb
Amid rising property taxes, this homeowner turned to Airbnb
Dec 10, 2024
Charlotte Kreutz listed a private room in her home on Airbnb. Almost immediately, she started getting bookings.
Airbnb introduces fee for properties booked in a different currency
Feb 13, 2024
The move is part of the company's push to expand internationally. Critics says add-on fees hurt their budget.
Fans in China bemoan the departure of Airbnb and Kindle
by
Jennifer Pak
Jul 26, 2022
Loyal users of the companies say they didn't try hard enough to acquire users in addition to making basic missteps.
The story of an old-fashioned bed and breakfast in the age of Airbnb
Jul 21, 2022
Lori and Bruce Howard recently cashed in on tourist lodging they built together near Yosemite National Park.
Airbnb’s Brian Chesky on repositioning the company for a new era of travel
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
May 11, 2022
“I do think we’re popularizing or accelerating a trend,” Chesky said of Airbnb's decision to make its workforce fully remote.
She made Airbnbs across the country her home and office — with her little dog, too
Feb 2, 2022
Remote work allowed young professional Nataliea Abramowitz to sample life in eight states over about eight months.
In the Western wilderness, crowds of vacation renters are pricing out locals
Dec 21, 2021
Locals who live near national parks, like Joshua Tree, are seeing more and more housing stock become lucrative short-term rentals.
For public good, not for profit.
Airbnb takes a more conciliatory approach to communities
by
Matt Levin
Nov 4, 2021
Where once the company fought regulations, now its pre-empting them with its own policies designed to curb bad behavior by renters.
More vacation rentals in Hawaii mean needed revenue and upset neighbors
by
Casey Harlow
Aug 11, 2021
Some locals are upset with tourists causing disruptions in normally quiet neighborhoods.
Security concerns take toll on pandemic-ravaged Washington businesses
by
Andy Uhler
Jan 14, 2021
Instead of an inauguration boost, businesses in and around the nation's capital plan to curtail hours or even close.