The Regulatory Landscape of Alternative Accommodations
Skift Take
While regulation is catching up with the Alternative Accommodations scene, the sector itself is still booming thanks to its social and tech-savvy consumers.
Earlier this month we launched the latest report in our Skift Trends Reports service, The State of Alternative Accommodations 2016.
Below is an excerpt from our Skift Trends Report. Get the full report here to stay ahead of this trend.
The report provides a thorough analysis of the Alternative Accommodations landscape. Who are the big players and what is their presence in the top 5 U.S. markets? Throughout the report we draw a picture of the legal frameworks aimed to regulate the industry, and the supporters behind the regulation - from hotels to affordable housing advocates. Our report is accompanied by a deep data dive on the top 5 U.S. markets, looking at inventory and composition thereof alongside an insightful profiling of the Alternative Accommodations user.
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Not all cities in the U.S., or the world for that matter, are necessarily laying out a welcome mat for short-term rentals. Some cities, like Anaheim, Calif., and Berlin, are in the process of or have finished instituting an all-out ban on short-term rentals. Other cities, like Galveston, Texas, and Savannah, Ga., have very few restrictions on short-term rentals.
Airbnb and its peers are currently engaged in a number of regulatory batt
