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Airbnb logo is displayed on a mobile phone screen in Ankara, Turkiye on November 22, 2023. Dilara Irem Sancar | Anadolu | Getty Images An Australian court on Wednesday ordered Airbnb to pay a 15 million Australian dollar ($10 million) fine, and the accommodation rental company could pay as much again in compensating customers who […]
An Australian court on Wednesday ordered Airbnb to pay a fine of 15 million Australian dollars for misleading customers by not clearly showing that prices for its property rentals were listed in U.S. dollars, instead of Australian dollars, which are worth less. Airbnb admitted in the Federal Court of Australia that it had made “false […]
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Wired: Thousands of Airbnbs and short-term rentals are about to be wiped off the map in New York City. Local Law 18, which came into force Tuesday, is so strict it doesn’t just limit how Airbnb operates in the city — it almost bans it entirely for many […]
Home-sharing services like Airbnb and Vrbo market themselves as platforms for sharing, community and joy. Their advertisements show guests of varying ethnic backgrounds gathering happily in sunny houses, seeming to feel at home — or even better, on vacation. But some people of color — particularly Black guests — say that despite the policies and […]
A California man has been charged with felony assault after shooting a Black man renting a nearby Airbnb property as he walked to a grocery store, in what prosecutors called an “unprovoked attack.” Mark Waters, 66, was charged felony assault with a semi-automatic firearm resulting in great bodily injury and personal use of a firearm, […]
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A California man is facing felony charges for allegedly shooting a 21-year-old unarmed Black man who was walking to the grocery store from an Airbnb rental in what officials are describing as an “unprovoked attack.” The victim was crossing the street in the 1200 block of Somerset Drive around 11:08 p.m. on Oct. 2 when […]
(CNN) — Since Airbnb launched in 2008, it has taken the travel industry by storm. Sharing a home or renting an apartment has become a fashionable, and often more affordable, alternative to booking a hotel room. More than a decade later, the company has 6 million active listings worldwide in more than 200 countries. But […]
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