City squeezing startup Guesty for info in Airbnb crackdown
Guesty, a software startup that services property managers who use Airbnb and other sites for short-term rentals, is in...
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Airbnb banked on short-term rentals. Can it continue without them?
Just over a year ago, Lyric was riding high. On the heels of a $160 million funding round led...
Airbnb executive to step down as startup revives IPO plans
Three weeks after detailing how Airbnb almost “lost everything” after the pandemic hit, CEO Brian Chesky is reviving plans...
Miami Beach shuts down short-term rentals due to coronavirus
The city of Miami Beach ordered all short-term rentals to stop operating effective Wednesday at 12:01 a.m. due to...
Lisbon might have solved its Airbnb problem
The city of Lisbon launched a program this spring to get vacant short-term rental units back onto the long-term rental market, and landlords appear to be taking them up on it. The Portuguese capital...
Sonder raises $170M despite hospitality apocalypse
Hospitality startup Sonder has gone and raised $170 million, in the middle of an unprecedented hospitality downturn no less....
Airbnb agrees to give listing info to city
After more than a decade of war over home-rental listings, Airbnb and New York City have come to terms. In a joint statement Friday, the startup and de Blasio administration announced an end to...
Long-term residents scooping up vacation rentals
A larger than usual number of vacation rental owners are looking to secure long term renters. At the same...
“Nightmare” on Broad Street: lawsuit
Short-term rentals in a luxury high-rise — what could go wrong? Try “nightmarish living conditions” ranging from armed robbery to harassment, according to a lawsuit by two tenants at 20 Broad Street in the...
Airbnb announces relief package. Some hosts say it’s not enough
Once again, Airbnb is in damage control. After facing backlash from hosts for changing its cancellation policy in response...
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