“Dolores Park, Whole Foods… everything’s around here,” says real estate Broker Bill Harkins as he introduces possible tenants to 283 Dolores Street in a video tour of the space. But what’s going on at this address, which Harkins’s ad on Craigslist pitches as a potential “Tech Incubator” or “Airbnb Cash Cow?”…

In the teeny-tiny village of Joshua Tree, California, population 7,000, there are more than 200 vacation rentals on Airbnb. Travelers can also rent a vacation getaway through VRBO and HomeAway, or “camp” on someone else’s property through HipCamp. Just this month, a new option for the tech-minded traveler popped up there: small pods that nature-lovers can rent that include […]

A new city ordinance that requires property owners to register for a permit before renting out their homes on websites such as Airbnbtook effect on Aug 1…

Marketing the benefits of “living like a local” avoids the reality that most visitors live like a tourist…

Is a new startup harming Airbnb’s business?

WILMINGTON — In just eight years, San Francisco-based Airbnb Inc. has helped thousands of people across the globe turn their private homes into hotel rooms…

Airbnb seems “set down the path of acting more like an OTA or a tour operator” after its first foray into selling flights, industry experts have warned…

We live in a world where technology is disrupting old business models. Whether it be Uber, Deliveroo or Airbnb – the web has broken down the layers between consumers and service providers with both positive and negative consequences, depending on where you sit in the chain…

Perhaps one of the best side businesses is renting out your home with Airbnb, HomeAway or VRBO. There are people who actually make hundreds of …

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco wants people who rent out their homes through Airbnb and other online platforms to follow some rules, and it wants the platforms to advertise only those rule-abiding listings — or face steep fines…