NYC Delays Strict Short-Term Registration Deadline for AirBnbs

NYC Airbnb hosts now have a little less than three months to list short-term rentals before a law requiring an operating license takes effect.

Uber Users Can Now Book Flights in the UK

Uber has partnered with Hopper to make booking flights in the app a reality, with Uber inching closer to its hopes of becoming a one-stop-shop for travel.

Airbnb Wants to Turn Its Users Back Into Couchsurfers

The short-term rental company is advertising its ‘Rooms’ feature for travelers, and trying to make it more clear how much users pay for ‘cleaning fees.’

Airbnb Admits to Banning People for Being ‘Closely Associated’ With Bad Guests

Airbnb says banning people because they're closely associated with an already-banned user is necessary for safety. Advocacy groups questioned whether it's fair.

Vrbo Works to Squash Super Bowl Party Rentals

The company joins Airbnb in deploying tracking technology designed to identify unwanted weekend bashes taking place at rental properties.

Airbnb Removes 4,000 Accounts for Violating Its Non-Discrimination Policy

The company has faced claims that some hosts on its platform routinely engage in discrimination while booking guests.

Airbnb Reinvents Feudalism

Through the platform's new long-term lease listing service, landlords will get a cut of the short-term sublets their tenants arrange.

Airbnb Is Adding a Mentorship Program to Help Hesitant Hosts List Their Homes

The company showed off a variety of new tools aimed at nudging on the fence users towards becoming hosts on the platform.

Bird Says It Over-Reported Scooter Revenue for Two Years

The e-scooter company wrote that it had mistakenly added up fares from certain accounts even when the riders didn’t have enough money to pay for the trip.

Airbnb’s ‘Display Total Price’ Tool Lets Guests See Listing’s Actual Price, Including Those Dreaded Cleaning Fees

Airbnb will add a "display total price” toggle feature showing users the total price of a listing, prior to taxes, in their search results.

The ‘Wolf of Airbnb’ Has Been Indicted in ‘Mini-Hotel’ Subletting Scheme

Konrad Bicher reportedly pocketed $1,170,000 by renting out at least 18 apartments he failed to pay rent for.

Airbnb Says They’re Here to End the Party, Once and for All

The short-term rental company said new app features aim to identify ‘high-risk reservations’ to stop unwanted revelry.

Massachusetts’ Supreme Court Just Dealt a Major Blow To Gig Work Companies

The court said a confusing, poorly written ballot proposal attempting to classify drivers as independent contractors was unconstitutional.

Airbnb Will Stop Giving Refunds for Covid-19

Airbnb says it'll no longer cover Covid-19 related cancellations, shortly after allowing employees to work form anywhere.

In 2021, Gig Workers Were Forced to Endure ‘Unprecedented Surveillance’

A new deep-dive report details the ways firms use AI to monitor, manage, and even fire workers.

The Scooters Are Coming

Airbnb Would Just Love It if You Could Just Postpone Your Orgy Until Next Year

Lime Expands Fleet With New E-Bike That Uses the Same Battery Pack as Its Scooters

Unlike Airbnb, Vrbo Reportedly Won’t Cancel D.C. Bookings During Inauguration Week

Airbnb Reverses Decision and Will Show Rentals for Israeli Settlements In The West Bank