Rooms, Rentals & Shares

Renter trash your place? Airbnb promises up to $1million to fix it

- May 22, 2012 11:13 am

Skift Take

As the sharing for free and profit sector picks up speed, there will need to be normalization with insurance rules so that companies don’t have to rely on gimmicky promises.

— Skift

Airbnb is putting up some cash to build a reputation around the safety and security of its hosts’ property. The company today committed to cover as much as $1 million in damage resulting from a booking.

Tags: airbnb, sharing

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