Regional News
Inside Airbnb, Employees Eager for Big Payouts Pushed It to Go Public
Tension has grown among a 6,000-person work force as it waits to sell company shares, people with knowledge of the situation said.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/20/technology/airbnb-employees-ipo-payouts.html?
Inside the Rise and Fall of a Multimillion-Dollar Airbnb Scheme
Multiple misleading identities, more than 100 host accounts and 18 corporations were created to run an illegal hotel business in Manhattan, according to a lawsuit filed by the city.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/23/nyregion/airbnb-nyc-law.html
Airbnb, Under Attack in New Jersey, Seeks a New Ally: Voters
Jersey City passed a law threatening one of Airbnb’s lucrative markets. Instead of going to court, the company is trying to get the law onto a ballot. Check out the public comments section next to article.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/17/nyregion/airbnb-new-jersey.html
National News
Inside Airbnb’s ‘Guerrilla War’ Against Local Governments
The high-profile unicorn is battling cities from Boston to San Diego over collecting taxes and enforcing zoning rules.
https://www.wired.com/story/inside-airbnbs-guerrilla-war-against-local-governments/
Behind ‘Grassroots’ Campaigns Over Airbnb, Millions of Industry Dollars
Los Angeles is the latest battleground in the shadow war over the short-term rental market
Inside the Airbnb Fight for Nashville’s Neighborhoods
The home-sharing platform has staked itself in the city, and residents are reckoning with the effects
https://www.theringer.com/features/2017/11/21/16678002/airbnb-nashville
International News
Airbnb faces outcry from Europe’s top tourist cities
Ten cities ask the European Union to do more to help them regulate the short-term rental company and stop the “touristification” of neighborhoods.
https://www.cnet.com/news/europes-top-tourist-cities-lash-out-against-airbnb/
Profiteers make a killing on Airbnb – and erode communities
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/feb/12/profiteers-killing-airbnb-erode-communities?
Jersey City Short-Term Rental Facts 