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Airbnb CEO pledges to verify all listings

David Yaffe-Bellany, The New York Times
Posted at Nov 07 08:51 AM

Airbnb will check the accuracy of photographs, addresses and other information posted with each property, as well as verify that the listings meet safety standards and that the hosts are who they say they are. Read more »

Big electoral defeat for Airbnb in New York suburb

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 07 07:25 AM

Airbnb has suffered a humiliating election defeat in Jersey City, which voted overwhelmingly to clamp down on the home sharing company's activities in the New York City suburb. Read more »

Airbnb bans 'party houses' after deadly US shooting

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 03 07:34 AM

Five people were killed and others wounded in a Thursday night shooting in Orinda, California, in a house that had been rented on Airbnb.   Read more »

World's tourist havens crack down as they become victims of own success

Emma Batha, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Jul 23 11:47 AM

As millions of holidaymakers head off for their summer break, increasing numbers of popular destinations are saying they cannot take much more.   Read more »

Drinks with Mona Lisa: A special night at the museum

Anne Chaon, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 02 05:20 AM

PARIS, France - Daniela Molinari dreamed of offering a drink to the famous Mona Lisa and asking her all about the great Leonardo Da Vinci. On Tuesday night she enjoyed a very special night at the museum, at the famous Louvre in Paris. Read more »

Uber, Airbnb take sharing economy to mainstream with stock listings

Rob Lever, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 06 01:25 PM

Multibillion-dollar online platforms have already been a disruptive force in many economic segment, and analysts say the public listings may be a watershed moment, likely to fuel even more changes. Read more »

Airbnb eyes the sky with hire of aviation exec

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Feb 08 08:02 AM

Airbnb on Thursday said that it hired airline industry veteran Fred Reid away from an autonomous flight vehicle startup backed by Google co-founder Larry Page. Read more »

Facebook says preferential data access was with user permission

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 19 06:07 PM

Facebook Inc has said it did not give some companies access to people's data without their permission, after the New York Times reported on Tuesday that the social network allowed some large technology companies greater access to user data. Read more »

Airbnb faces Israeli class-action lawsuit for delisting settlements

Ori Lewis, Reuters
Posted at Nov 23 07:52 AM

Lawyers launched a class action lawsuit in Israel on Thursday against Airbnb, accusing the company of "outrageous discrimination" and demanding monetary damages after it withdrew listings of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Read more »

Airbnb says quarterly revenue topped $1 billion

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 17 05:19 AM

SAN FRANCISCO - Airbnb said Friday it took in more than a billion dollars in revenue in the past 3 months, calling it the best quarter ever for the home-sharing giant as it readies a stock market offering. Read more »

Airbnb sues New York over 'government overreach'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 25 09:03 AM

It was a dramatic escalation in the battle between the $30 billion company and authorities in America's most populous city, amid a global backlash against "sharing economy" startups disrupting traditional industries.   Read more »

How Airbnb founders went from broke roommates to tech billionaires

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 04 05:36 PM

The brainwave led to the creation of Airbnb, a startup now valued at more than $30 billion which boasts millions of places to stay in more than 191 countries, from apartments and villas to castles and treehouses. Read more »

European tourist magnets hit back as Airbnb turns 10

Rebecca Frasquet, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 04 03:34 PM

The move is to keep rental prices in check yet keep supply healthy as Airbnb continues to be a thorn in the side of hoteliers. Read more »

Airbnb, Uber woes show Japan does not share easily

Anne Beade, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 27 11:49 AM

Japan may be the world's third-largest economy and a high-tech hub but it has been surprisingly slow to warm to the sharing economy that has disrupted markets across the globe. Read more »

Japan's home-sharing listings grow ten-fold on month to 1,000 ahead of new law

Reuters
Posted at Jun 13 05:08 PM

Japan's home-sharing listings have crossed the 1,000-mark, the nation's tourist agency said on Wednesday, ahead of a new law regulating the practice comes into effect on Friday. Read more »

Fed-up Spanish cities are bursting Airbnb's bubble

Emmanuelle Michel, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 28 09:31 AM

Spain may be one of the world's top tourist destinations, but many people in its biggest cities have grown exasperated with Airbnb-style rentals. Read more »

Singapore proposes allowing Airbnb-type rentals, with tough conditions

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Apr 17 09:16 AM

Singapore on Monday proposed allowing private home owners to rent out their property for short-term stays but with stringent conditions, a move welcomed by home-sharing giant Airbnb. Read more »

Paris to sue Airbnb over undeclared listings

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 12 05:16 PM

Paris is taking Airbnb to court for failing to remove ads from people who have not properly declared their properties, city authorities have said. Read more »

Singapore court fines 2 Airbnb hosts for unauthorized short-term letting

Reuters
Updated as of Jan 09 12:29 PM

SINGAPORE - Two Singaporean Airbnb hosts who pleaded guilty in court to unauthorized short-term letting were fined a total of S$60,000 each on Tuesday, in the first such cases under the city-state's rules on short-term property letting introduced last year. Read more »

Monday people vs Friday people: Who are more likely to succeed?

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 12 03:42 PM

"Monday people" who look forward to the start of the work week are more poised for success, compared to "Friday people" who live for the weekend, an entrepreneurship professor said Monday. Read more »