An African American woman from Washington is suing Austin-based Homeaway and VRBO after she says the homeowner cancelled her request once she provided personal information, specifically her race…

Yvette Hobzek, a Seattle-area real estate broker, filed suit against vacation rental company HomeAway on Monday, alleging racial discrimination…

Researchers from Harvard Business School have found that people with names that sound African-American are 16 percent less likely to get a positive response to a room request than people with white-sounding names. When those results were first published last year, Airbnb’s head of diversity, David King, said that the company faced “significant challenges” to overcome the […]

(CNN)I would like to live in a world where Airbnb exists. When traveling, my family of four has outgrown 160 sq. ft. hotel rooms. My husband and I like being able to wake up in the morning and make our kids pancakes or toast a bagel, instead of having to rush downstairs to a pricey […]

Airbnb is enlisting some of the nation’s most prestigious civil rights groups in its effort to defuse a crisis over allegations of racial discrimination on its platform…

NEW YORK — Airbnb on Thursday apologized for its slow response to accusations of racism and outlined new policies to combat the problem, including reducing the prominence of photos in the booking process….

A few months ago, Airbnb came under fire for perpetuating discriminatory, often racist, biases against minority users. Yesterday, Airbnb announced a suite of policy changes meant to address the racial bias and create “a world where anyone can belong anywhere.”

DENVER, Colo. — A couple looking to stay the night in Denver is charging prejudice after their request to stay in an Airbnb was declined…

For my father, who was stationed in North Carolina before being sent to Vietnam, preparing to fight a war oversees was not his only problem. He was about to risk his life for his country, but even while he walked around town in his crisp U.S. Marine uniform, he could not find a bathroom open […]

Home-sharing giant Airbnb has instituted new policies to fight discrimination — but only time will tell if the new steps are effective and sufficient…