“Sharing economy” companies like Airbnb and Uber have become adept at taking advantage of the controversy around their business models by mixing grass roots advocacy with social media-focused advertising, says a Simon Fraser University professor who specializes in marketing…

Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson says his city’s current proposal for Canada’s first tax on vacant homes may be too low and the penalties too weak, arguing that the levy must be significant enough to dissuade owners from leaving properties empty…

The San Francisco-based company’s apartment-sharing website drew 3.6 million travelers to France in June, July and August, 86 percent more than in the same period a year ago, it said in a statement on Tuesday. Travel across France fell this summer in the aftermath of deadly strikes that shook Paris and Nice, even as the […]

“Why not book an Airbnb?” That was the suggestion which caused a rift in a long friendship. Malika Oyetimein and I met in 1996, when we were high school freshmen. Fast forward to summer 2015, and we were planning a trip to Portland, Oregon. I was flying to Seattle, where Malika lives, and then we’d […]

When the City Planning Commission voted on its final version of short-term rental regulation last month, Carol Gniady was proud of what the opposition she’s a part of was able to organize…

The UK parliament’s influential Business, Innovation, and Skills (BIS) select committee is worried Airbnb is driving up property prices in London and has asked Sadiq Khan whether the law should be changed…

He oversees the Clarion Resort Fontainebleau in Ocean City, which parlays its 40,000-square-foot conference center and beachfront location into a brisk business of booking. And he also does just fine with the 84 units he manages next door at the Marigot Beach condominium. But Elman isn’t quite so accommodating with websites like Airbnb. Many of the people […]

Airbnb has agreed to collect Vermont rooms and meals tax on behalf of people who list their property for rent through the online service…

MONTREAL — Quebec is often held up as a model for other provinces to follow when it comes to regulating the growing home-sharing market, but doubts are being raised over whether recent provincial changes are having any impact…

The Greek government will impose a tax on home owners who rent out their properties through short-term rental websites like Airbnb. Owners will have to register their properties with the government before advertising them on the Internet…