An “eccentric” retired teacher has been branded a benefits cheat after landing himself in court by renting out his one-bed council flat on international online operation Airbnb. Anthony Whewell, 64, earned more than £9,000 by letting out his tiny flat as a ‘bed and breakfast’ for almost four years…

A new Airbnb accommodation service tailored for business travellers is being used by 50,000 firms, says the property company. But businesses may be taking big risks using “shared economy” services, says a corporate lawyer…

ROCKFORD — Laura McGarragan has found a new use for one of the units in her building. Instead of having long-term tenants, travelers are booking the room with the click of a mouse or a swipe on their smartphone…

WITH ONLINE home-sharing service Airbnb, according to the company’s motto, customers “belong anywhere.” Now Airbnb is trying to convince cities that it belongs with them — including, as The Post’s Abha Bhattarai reported, the District…

Samia Bendhamane only found out that her apartment had been robbed by her Airbnb renter when she received a call from police last Friday, Aug. 12. Bendhamane assumes that the robbery took place between Thursday and Friday of last week, with the robber making off with a Canada Goose jacket, a Louis Vuitton purse and […]

Airbnb books a new service to provide travelers with an itinerary. The San Francisco company launched Airbnb Trips, a program that gives users a list of thing to do in the area of their destination…

Earlier this week we published Iceland and the Trials of 21st Century Tourism, a close examination of the rapid influx of tourism into the country following the global financial crisis…

Airbnb is now entering into the fray a new study, previewed by Gotham Gazette and to be released Friday, called “How Airbnb Can Support Low-Income Communities in NYC,”…

Airbnb will likely become the world’s fourth-largest online-travel intermediary by the end of the year, as the peer-to-peer accommodations service continues to boost demand from its core leisure sector and more nascent business contingent, according to research firm Phocuswright…

Technology moves at such a swift pace that regulators are usually several steps behind, struggling to come to grips with the changes. There is nothing wrong with a wait-and-see approach, time often being necessary for the market to find its level and for potential disruptions to become apparent. But excessive delays and ignoring trends can […]