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Airbnb News

What started as AirBedandBreakfast.com has grown into a massive public company that IPOd in 2020. Airbnb is now the world’s largest online alternative-accommodation community, allowing millions of users to list, search, and rent authentic homestays and vacation-rental experiences in countless cities across the globe.

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HomeAway Launches Its New Performance-Based Business Model

HomeAway is making a big bet on its pay-per booking model, but some financial analysts believe it hasn't taken off as expected. HomeAway states that the soft launch "was very recent" and the beta sample too small to get an adequate assessment.

HomeAway Launches Its New Performance-Based Business Model

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Airbnb Is Fighting to Make Sharing Legal in New York, But It Already Is

This isn't about the sharing, it's about the commerce.

Airbnb Is Fighting to Make Sharing Legal in New York, But It Already Is

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Airbnb Vs. New York City: The Defining Fight of the Sharing Economy

The answer, as always, lies somewhere in the middle.

Airbnb Vs. New York City: The Defining Fight of the Sharing Economy

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What HomeAway Can Teach Airbnb About Getting Along With Cities

Airbnb's current stance would likely be much different if its path to an IPO was uncluttered by web of local and state laws that could trip it up.

What HomeAway Can Teach Airbnb About Getting Along With Cities

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Airbnb Files Petition to Block NY Subpoena, Cites Burden to Compile Data

The subpoena will likely be pared down before it is issued. Some big issues will be coming to a head in this probe, including whether an apartment rental by an individual renders the apartment a hotel that is subject to occupancy tax.

Airbnb Files Petition to Block NY Subpoena, Cites Burden to Compile Data

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Airbnb Vs. New York City: Hosts and Users React

Airbnb has embraced the sin first, ask forgiveness later method of dealing with local laws. They'll now need to learn how to negotiate rather than conduct business as usual.

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New York State Attorney General Subpoenas Airbnb User Records

Expect Airbnb to fight: The information about how its most popular hosts use the service and whether this is consistent with the story Airbnb likes to tell about itself will have a large impact on the site's growth and potential IPO.

New York State Attorney General Subpoenas Airbnb User Records

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Airbnb CEO Gives New York His Three-Step Plan For Going Legit

Airbnb's aw-shucks tale of regular people trying to make a buck to get by is no longer what the service is about. For it to move forward and stay honest, it will need to start telling the whole -- sometimes messy, sometimes inspiring -- story of its business.

Airbnb CEO Gives New York His Three-Step Plan For Going Legit

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Airbnb Is Not off the Hook in New York City, Says Chief Legislative Critic

Airbnb is entering its first year with David Hantman in charge of figuring out its approach to the patchwork of laws that Airbnb largely ignores. Expect a smarter approach from the company as it tries to win more support and prep for an IPO.

Airbnb Is Not off the Hook in New York City, Says Chief Legislative Critic

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NYC Rules Airbnb Rentals Legal if at Least One Tenant Present

Warren's case is not representative of most Airbnb stays in New York City where people are known to run illegal hotels and entire apartments are one of the most common kind of rentals.

NYC Rules Airbnb Rentals Legal if at Least One Tenant Present