Articles tagged “housing”

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Airbnb Warns a Puerto Rico Bill Would Essentially Ban Short-Term Rentals

Pending legislation in Puerto Rico would limit the use of short-term rentals in residential areas to 30 percent of the property, a move that an Airbnb official characterized as a "defacto prohibition." An Airbnb in Rincón, Puerto Rico. Source: Dennis Schaal/Skift "Thousands of properties in Puerto Rico could be deleted or eliminated, which provide this…

Dennis Schaal | 2 months ago

Short-Term Rentals

Puerto Rico Short-Term Rental Growth Exacerbates Housing Crisis: Report

Puerto Ricans aren't merely imagining that Airbnb and Vrbo have transformed their neighborhoods — sometimes negatively. Here's a report that quantifies the housing impact.

Dennis Schaal | 3 months ago

Puerto Rico Short-Term Rental Growth Exacerbates Housing Crisis: Report

Business Travel

Mexico City Faces U.S. Remote Worker Surge Amidst Large Wealth Gap

Unless Mexico City authorities take concrete steps to rein in the short-term rental market, stories about local residents being priced out of their neighborhoods will continue to be all too common.

Alberto Fajardo, Roberto Ramirez and Josue Gonzalez, Reuters | 6 months ago

Mexico City Faces U.S. Remote Worker Surge Amidst Large Wealth Gap

Hotels

Airbnb Set to Provide Temporary Housing for 20,000 Afghan Refugees

While it's uncertain where the Afghan refugees will eventually be resettled, Airbnb's decision to house them temporarily will undoubtedly give them a new lease on life after being evacuated — and the homesharing giant PR bonafides.

Sanjana Shivdas, Reuters | 2 years ago

Airbnb Set to Provide Temporary Housing for 20,000 Afghan Refugees

Business Travel

How the California Wildfires Are Impacting Tourism

Several years of devastating wildfires have taken a toll on California tourism but have not affected overall visitor numbers. Instead, the fires have changed the way the state markets itself and made it harder for tourism employees to live in California.

Maria Lenhart, Skift | 3 years ago

Hotels

New Skift Research Weighs Regulations on Airbnb Versus Overall Economic Benefits

The regulatory environment for Airbnb is becoming increasingly more restrictive, but completely wiping out Airbnb as an alternative for travel accommodations via regulation won't necessarily be beneficial from an economic standpoint.

Rebecca Stone, Skift | 4 years ago

New Skift Research Weighs Regulations on Airbnb Versus Overall Economic Benefits

Hotels

The Roadblocks Airbnb Must Tackle on Its Way to Possible IPO: Skift’s Latest Research

What is hurting Airbnb’s ability to see true success? Increasing regulation, the company’s potential impact on local housing markets and the traditional hotel sector, and the company’s increasing role in hospitality and accommodation distribution. In this report, we attack all three.

Rebecca Stone, Skift Research | 4 years ago

The Roadblocks Airbnb Must Tackle on Its Way to Possible IPO: Skift’s Latest Research