Airbnb Bets on Remote Work With New Tools Including Insurance November 12, 2021 By Michael Tobin Airbnb Inc. is rolling out new features, including verified internet speeds at hosts’ homes and options to search for listings...
Short-Term Rental Sites Combat Party Houses, Complaints as COVID Shuts Nightclubs October 14, 2020 By Olivia Carville and Jacqueline Davalos When the coronavirus pandemic shut down bars and concert halls in March, a new phenomenon was born: the vacation-rental nightclub....
Home-Share Site Airbnb Loses Round in Fight Against City Regulations November 9, 2016 By Joel Rosenblat Airbnb Inc.’s claim that it’s just a conduit for user-generated content was rejected by a judge who said the company...
Questions Arise as More Mass. Residents List Their Homes on Lodging Sites November 24, 2015 By Jeremy Shulkin, The Telegram & Gazette Marcus Ohanesian and Katie O’Connor’s apartment in Worcester, Massachusetts, is in a “family-friendly neighborhood central to the middle of Worcester”...
Kentucky City Warns Homeowners Not to Rent to Travelers March 5, 2015 Metro Louisville, Ky. officials have sent letters to some homeowners that rent space to travelers through online home-sharing sites telling...
Home-Sharing Service Airbnb Offers $1M Host Liability Policy November 21, 2014 The fast-growing online residential space sharing service Airbnb has added a $1 million liability insurance policy that protects those, including...