San Francisco Issues $1.1 Million in Fines to Hosts Renting On Sites Like Airbnb
March 9, 2017
Report commissioned by American Hotel and Lodging Association claims a growing number of hosts on Airbnb are illegal hotels.
Airbnb, hotels dispute whether commercial hosts are increasing
Airbnb makes a big — and growing — chunk of its revenue from commercial operators, according to a study financed by the hotel industry. The home-rental company disputed the report as misleading and inaccurate, and provided The Chronicle with data showing that it had jettisoned hundreds of commercial listings in San Francisco as part of…