The industry is already experiencing trouble with lower occupancy rates and smaller profits per room, and a new survey from Morgan Stanley points to more problems in the future. The bank’s survey found that peer-to-peer travel startup Airbnb Inc. is presenting an even greater threat to hotels than expected…

In a dramatic about-face, Airbnb says it is ready to police its San Francisco hosts, taking actions it has long resisted as invasive, unrealistic or unwieldy…

Vacation rentals in private homes, a continuing source of controversy in San Francisco, are set to see lots of action in the coming weeks with stricter rules but an easier registration system. Airbnb and the city government, which have clashed in court in recent months, may be set to show more cooperation…

Airbnb has removed 130 listings from its site in Vancouver that look as though they belong to commercial operators, according to a recent letter received by the city…

Airbnb’s new policy limiting New York City hosts to just one listing — a bid to put an end to illegal hotel operators using the site — isn’t stopping Big Apple users from advertising multiple units, according to a new analysis…

A little more than one year ago, the  Boulder City Council passed a new ordinance to govern short-term rentals, such as Airbnb and VRBO, which required that property owners have a license to rent to visitors…

It’s a story enshrined in tech history: in 2007, two entrepreneurs struggling to make rent in pricey San Francisco latched onto a novel idea. A design conference was coming to town and hotels were sold out. The pair decided to throw three air mattresses into their loft, charge $80 per person (breakfast included), and advertise the nightly rentals on […]

Airbnb Inc and New York state are in talks to resolve a lawsuit brought by the company challenging a law it says could expose it to significant penalties for advertising short-term apartment rentals, a person familiar with the matter said on Monday…

Prof. Smith’s study indicated that only 4 per cent of visitors said they would not have come to Vancouver if they couldn’t book specifically through Airbnb…

The Ottawa Gatineau Hotel Association argues some hosts on the popular room-sharing website Airbnb are operating like businesses and should have to register for a licence, and pay the same fees as the hotel industry…