How the Hotel Industry Views Its Future (and Airbnb)
City Lab By Joe Pinsker 09.22.2017 How the Hotel Industry Views Its Future (and Airbnb) https://www.citylab.com/life/2017/09/how-the-hotel-industry-views-its-future-and-airbnb/540816/ When Jeff Weinstein stays at a hotel, he is no average guest. Every little detail gets his attention. He notices the finishes on the furniture and scrutinizes the room’s layout. “If I’m having a meal, I might turn over […]
The world’s biggest hotel chain is making big changes to defy the threat of Airbnb
http://www.businessinsider.com/marriott-wants-to-be-the-next-airbnb-2017-9 The hotel business is exploding. Over 80% of millennials, who famously value experiences over material things, are more likely to spend money on travel than save for their financial future. Still, the threat of home-sharing startups like Airbnb looms large over legacy hotel brands. But Marriott, the world’s largest hotel chain, has a solution to take […]
Airbnb Still Hopeful About China Despite Earlier Missteps
https://skift.com/2017/09/27/airbnb-still-hopeful-about-china-despite-earlier-missteps/ Airbnb co-founder and chief strategy officer Nathan Blecharczyk thinks the outbound Chinese travel market, where it might have an advantage over home-grown rival Tujia, is finally starting to pay off. After three or four years of operating in China, and with approximately 100 employees in the country, Blecharczyk said Chinese travelers who are taking advantage of Airbnb’s […]
Concern for local tax collection with AirBnB
http://www.wpsdlocal6.com/2017/09/27/concern-local-tax-collection-airbnb/ MURRAY, KY – Have you ever rented an AirBnB? Starting Sunday, the company will automatically remit Kentucky’s 6 percent state sales tax to the Department of Revenue. It’s the visitor, not the host, who will end up paying the tax. Local tourism leaders say there are applicable local taxes, and they hope the local […]
Call Kurtis: How To Police Noise From Airbnbs
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2017/09/27/call-kurtis-how-to-police-noise-from-airbnbs/ SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — When Lisa Haley moved into a Midtown fourplex, she had no idea her property owner planned to turn the neighboring apartment into an Airbnb. Haley was not pleased. “There were strangers coming in and out at all times,” she said. Haley says some of the Airbnb guests were rowdy. “Literally partied […]
Hosts with Multiple Entire-Home Units Key Driver of Airbnb Growth: Study
http://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/Hosts-with-Multiple-Entire-Home-Units-Key-Driver-of-Airbnb-Growth-Study-480436 PRESS RELEASE PR Newswire Sep. 27, 2017, 09:30 AM OTTAWA, Sept. 27, 2017 /CNW/ – The Hotel Association of Canada(HAC) has released a new study which demonstrates that commercial operators are growing exponentially, far outpacing actual home sharing activity. Alarmingly, only 17% of Airbnb’s total revenue in Canada is generated by true home sharing where the owner is present […]
Local knowledge: Top destination for NYC Airbnb users is … NYC
http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20170927/REAL_ESTATE/170929895/airbnb-says-the-top-destination-for-new-york-users-is-nyc Photo: Sebastien Barre More than 2 million New York City residents used Airbnb to travel over the last year. Their top destination: New York City. A new study from Airbnb crunched a year’s worth of data beginning in August of 2016 and found that New Yorkers using the site were most likely to book accommodations […]
Dad finds Airbnb guest naked next to young daughter: police
https://nypost.com/2017/09/27/dad-finds-airbnb-guest-naked-next-to-young-daughter-police/ er Derrick Aaron KinchenHennepin County Sheriff A man renting a room as an Airbnb guest allegedly tried to sexually assault a 7-year-old girl at a home in Minnesota, where the girl’s father found the creep lying naked next to his daughter in bed, prosecutors said. Derrick Aaron Kinchen, 28, of Lansing, Michigan, was scheduled […]
New York Daily News – Airbnb guest charged with sexual assault after climbing naked into bed of host’s 7-year-old daughter
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/airbnb-guest-sexually-assault-host-7-year-old-daughter-article-1.3524829 An Airbnb guest was arrested after a Minnesota host found the man naked in bed with his young daughter. The homeowner, who was not identified, called police Sunday night to report that Derrick Aaron Kinchen had allegedly tried to sexually assault his 7-year-old daughter. According to KARE, a criminal complaint states that Kinchen […]
HANYC’S End of Summer Rooftop Celebration
HANYC’S End of Summer Rooftop Celebration was a big hit! Thank you all for coming out!