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Airbnb hosts have become increasingly disillusioned with the platform and its disrespectful guests.
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Read More »Airbnb hosts are sick of Airbnb, too
Are Airbnbs more cost-effective than hotels?
In some cases, Airbnb rentals are still a good deal compared to hotels. Other times, they’re far from it.
Read More »Maryland’s Airbnb rentals total around $57M in 2018
Maryland homeowners who rented their property using a home-sharing website generated around $57 million in income in 2018. The Baltimore Sun reports about 6,500 Marylanders used Airbnb to rent individual rooms or entire spaces to around 383,000 visitors this year. The company ...
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Read More »Airbnb urges ‘lighter touch’ as Baltimore considers regulations
Airbnb wants Baltimore to consider a "lighter touch" as its lawmakers debate regulating the short-term rental market.
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Read More »Preakness brings record Airbnb bookings to Baltimore
The Preakness Stakes has provided a boost to Baltimore residents who use Airbnb to rent space in their homes to visitors. Airbnb expects service users to earn more than $372,000 between Thursday and Saturday. That represents a 60 percent increase ...
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Read More »Baltimore city council to mull strict limits on Airbnb-type rentals
The Baltimore City Council is set to take up a bill, imposing strict rules on short-term rentals made through Airbnb and other sites.
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Read More »Airbnb users brought $42 million to Md. last year
Airbnb continued to grow in the Maryland market last year, with around 265,000 visits bringing in more than $42 million. In 2017, the short-term rental service said it booked 151,000 stays in Maryland, totaling more than $25 million. “Home sharing ...
Read More »Airbnb grows in Maryland as regulation lags
Operating in a regulatory gray area, Airbnb grew its business in Maryland last year despite relatively few bookings in one of the state’s major vacation destinations. About 151,000 stays in Maryland were booked through the online room rental service in ...
Tagged with: airbnb Joan Carter Conway Montgomery County Ocean City rentals Tourism
Read More »Prying eyes are watching Airbnb customers as tenants fight back
In a gentrifying neighborhood of San Francisco, a couple exit their cab and head toward an apartment, rolling suitcases behind them. Unbeknownst to them, a private investigator by the name of Michael Joffe sits in his parked car just across ...
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