Hotel Business – AH&LA Applauds Legislation to Rein Commercial Operators in Short-Term Rental Marketplace
March 3, 2016 WASHINGTON—The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) applauded the Virginia Senate’s passage of the SB 416. The Limited Residential Lodging Act was amended to study the issue
Hotels Magazine – Opinion: Airbnb ‘crisis’ needs to be met head-on
March 1, 2016 Contributed by Vijay Dandapani, President, Apple Core Hotels, New York City, Chairman, Hotel Association of New York City “Where there is smoke there is fire,” goes the

Share Better Anti-Airbnb Lobby Day Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Event Date: February 24, 2016 The Share Better campaign is coordinating a new program of media and organizing tactics with a view to ensuring the illegal hotels law stays in place

NYC & Company Talks: Safety & Security Strategies for the Hospitality Industry
Event Date: February 19, 2016 Please join NYC & Company for their upcoming event: NYC & Company Talks: Safety & Security Strategies for the Hospitality Industry. The keynote presentation is John

Upcoming Events – HANYC Sustainability Committee
February 17, 2016 Listed below are some event updates from the HANYC Sustainability Committee for upcoming months this year. Please forward them to your Sustainable or Green Team: Earth Hour

Hotel industry disputes report about Airbnb’s impact in NYC
February 11, 2016 Hospitality research firm STR released a report this week asserting that Airbnb is having no material impact on hotel room demand in Manhattan, a finding that is
Minneapolis Star Tribune – St. Paul to study regulations, taxes on Airbnb rentals
February 5, 2016 The city of St. Paul will start studying ways to regulate Airbnb and other short-term rental companies to weed out those poorly run operations. The City Council
San Francisco Chronicle – Why Airbnb hosts aren’t scoring riches on Super Bowl 50
February 3, 2016 Kim Lain and Tom Doherty are among scores of Bay Area homeowners who hoped to score riches by renting to Super Bowl visitors via Airbnb, HomeAway, Craigslist