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If Nearly all Airbnb Reviews are Positive, Does that Make them Meaningless?
Peer-to-peer business models rely on interpersonal communication for their success. In this article, we focus on Airbnb – an exemplar of the so-called ‘sharing economy’ – and more specifically, on Airbnb’s reciprocal reviewing system, which enables
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I stumbled across a huge Airbnb scam that’s taking over London
The curious tale of a man called Christian, the Catholic church, David Schwimmer’s wife, a secret hotel and an Airbnb scam running riot on the streets of London
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Airbnb claims its AI can predict whether guests are psychopaths
The company rates you based on your digital fingerprint.
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Airbnb is not an estate agent, EU court rules
The accommodation-booking service Airbnb does not need an estate agent's licence to operate in France, Europe's top court has ruled. The French tourism association had complained that Airbnb did not comply with French property laws. It means the app's users avoid a threat of disruption to its service in the country.
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Will My Fixer-Upper Make Me an Airbnb Millionaire?
Thinking about buying an investment property to Airbnb? You may want to think again! Here are 9 things to consider before becoming an Airbnb host and losing your retirement fund.
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I Accidentally Uncovered a Nationwide Scam on Airbnb
While searching for the person who grifted me in Chicago, I discovered just how easy it is for users of the short-term rental platform to get exploited.
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Jony Ive’s industrial design team losing another veteran, this time to Airbnb
Jony Ive’s industrial design team at Apple is losing another veteran after news broke last week about three key members of the group leaving. As reported by Dezeen, Apple’s Miklu Silvanto will be leaving the industrial design team after eight years under Jony Ive to lead Backyard’s industrial and interaction design team that’s a part of Airbnb’s design studio Samara.
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Airbnb's explosive growth jolts hotel industry's bottom line
Hospitality service Airbnb is fast becoming the 800-pound gorilla that’s shaking up the hotel industry and forever changing it. New research from Florida State University finds Airbnb’s exponential growth worldwide is devouring an increasing share of hotel revenues and also driving down room prices and occupancy rates.
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Airbnb resumes listing illegal West Bank properties, in 'outrageous' policy reversal
‘Dropping a few coins into a charity box does not make up for war crimes,’ human rights group says
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Airbnb Has a Hidden-Camera Problem
The home-rental start-up says it’s cracking down on hosts who record guests. Is it doing enough?
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American consumers spent more on Airbnb than on Hilton last year
Airbnb has long felt like an existential threat to hotel companies. New data shows that it actually is one. US consumers spent more money on Airbnb last year than they did on Hilton and its subsidiary brands like DoubleTree and Embassy Suites, according to new data from Second Measure, a company that analyzes billions of dollars in anonymized debit and credit card purchases. Their Airbnb spending is even catching up to Marriott, the world’s largest hotel company, which added to its revenue by acquiring Starwood hotels in 2016.
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Airbnb host jailed for killing guest
Australian Jason Colton carried out the "vicious" attack on a guest who could not pay the bill.
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This site uses deep learning to generate fake Airbnb listings
The listings it creates are "often dubious, but typically plausible enough that they would survive a quick glance."
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Paris sues Airbnb for illegal listings and seeks $14.2 million
The City of Paris first warned Airbnb, and it is now taking action. The mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, told the JDD that the city is suing the company for 1,010 illegal listings. The fine could be worth as much as $14.2 million (€12.625 million). Based on current legislation, you can’t rent an apartment more than 120 days a year. If you want to rent an apartment on Airbnb in Paris, you first must register your apartment with the city. The city then gives you an ID number so they can track how many nights you’re listing your apartment on Airbnb.
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Airbnb is donating $5 million toward helping the homeless in San Francisco
Airbnb is making its biggest donation yet in its hometown — $5 million — toward helping address the homelessness crisis in San Francisco. The announcement comes at a time when politicians and social justice organizations are increasingly calling upon tech companies to give more to the city where they created their wealth. Last week, San Franciscans voted to pass a “homelessness tax” — Prop C — on large corporations in the city.
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Airbnb Airlines – What You Need To Know
Airbnb offers home sharing, boutique hotels, experiences, and dining reservations and all the way back in 2016 it briefly mentioned the idea of launching flights to become a huge travel super brand. There is however huge costs in launching a traditional airline, and costs could range from anywhere from millions of dollars to billions depending on the fleet, the way the airline employs people and their routes.
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Airbnb is grappling with how to treat people with criminal convictions
Marlon Peterson served 10 years in prison for his involvement in a serious crime nearly two decades ago. He’s now a social justice activist and recipient of multiple distinctions recognizing his leadership work with youth and gun control causes. He has a podcast, and is working on his first novel. Too often, Peterson says, only the first fact about him matters. In a scathing op-ed for USA Today last month...
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California police detain Bob Marley's granddaughter for staying at an AirBnB while Black
The police refused to believe the Airbnb host even when they phoned and spoke to police. There's video of one of the Rialto cops telling them someone reported "there's three black people stealing stuff."
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Airbnb agrees to help Vancouver enforce new short-term rental rules
Hosts will be blocked from registering unless they have a city business-licence number
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Man: My wife and I were secretly filmed at our Airbnb rental
A man has been accused of hiding at least two cameras in his Airbnb rental in the well-to-do coastal town of Longboat Key, Florida, between Tampa and Sarasota. A couple visiting from Indiana discovered the cameras—one in the bedroom and one in the living room—on September 1, just a day after arriving, and reported them to police. The husband, Derek Starnes, told a local ABC television affiliate that he is sure the bedroom camera recorded him naked.
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