Allstate extends a hand to Airbnb hosts with home-sharing insurance
Home-sharing may not cover hosts if temporary renters break or steal your property. Allstate is going to test HostAdvantage rider for home-share hosts.
Get your neighbors to cook for you with Menu Next Door
Fear no longer, weary gourmands, for the startup world has an answer for you, and its name is Menu Next Door.
Try before you buy (a house) with Realstir
San Diego-based startup Realstir allows you to try before you buy your house.
Is your neighbor illegally hosting on Airbnb? Tell on them, says Paris
Paris is giving a whole new meaning to acting neighborly, asking residents to tell on one another for violating Airbnb regulations.
Japan has its own answer to Airbnb
The latest player to enter the hospitality game is Japanese startup Hyakusenrenma, which recently secured $13 million to fund its vacation rental services.
Want to use Airbnb in Berlin? You'd better be okay with having flatmates
Total privacy in someone else's home is now illegal in Berlin after officials implemented a law that makes renting out an entire apartment on Airbnb a crime.
Need a couch to crash on? Overnight mixes Airbnb with Uber on-demand
Overnight combines the best of Airbnb and Uber: connecting spontaneous travelers with local hosts instantly
Room at the Inn: Airbnb wants to design rentable spaces from the start
If Airbnb gets its way, you'll soon be renting out rooms in a much more purposeful manner.
The majority of Airbnb hosts are violating San Francisco laws
According to a new report, over 25 percent of homes in San Francisco listed on Airbnb are in violation of the city's laws.
Airbnb will start cracking down on illegal listings in San Francisco
Airbnb has been giving the hotel industry a run for its money since it first exploded onto the scene nearly eight years ago, but now it's reigning itself in
Sleep with the fishes (and sharks) in Airbnb's underwater aquarium bedroom
Airbnb is holding a contest to send three winners to sleep with the sharks under the Paris Aquarium in a temporary bedroom hosted by shark diver Fred Buyle.
Now anyone can book an Airbnb stay in Cuba
On Sunday, Airbnb was cleared by the Obama administration to host guests from around the world. Stays in Cuba were previously limited to American travelers.
You’ll soon be able to complain about your noisy Airbnb neighbors
For all the extra income Airbnb rentals have made for home owners and apartment renters, they've also made for some pretty disastrous temporary neighbors.
Now you can stay in and 'Netflix and Chill' with this Airbnb listing
An Airbnb listing for a New York City apartment describes it as the "Netflix and Chill" room, complete with Netflix bedspread, HD projector and Apple TV.
Branching out? Airbnb most wished-for property type is a treehouse
Airbnb has a feature called Wish List, where people can put places and properties for trips they're planning or just dreaming about.
Some Airbnb hosts have a race problem, study says
A new study suggests that Airbnb guests with "black-sounding" names are 16 percent less likely to be accepted into a room than their white counterparts.
Airbnb reveals that half of its hosts in New York City are breaking the law
Airbnb has released an internal report showing data from New York City hosts, and it would appear 55 percent of hosts are breaking the city's laws.
Airbnb raises $100 million in new funding round, valued at $25.5 billion
Airbnb ran another funding round in November, with a valuation of $25.5 billion. It is the second funding round this year by the rent lodging company.
Airbnb changes its tune, might help cities with housing crisis ban multiple listings
Airbnb has changed its position on offering information on hosts to city leaders, announcing a new system for cataloging rates, income, and other expenses.
Just how equal-opportunity is AirBnB for its hosts?
A new study reveals that Asian-American hosts in Berkeley and Oakland actually earn around 20 percent less per week than Caucasian hosts.
Could online scams become a thing of the past? Token of Trust thinks so
Token of Trust is a new start-up that wants to make sure you can trust the people you're interacting with online, especially on Craigslist and Airbnb.
San Francisco votes against limiting short-term Airbnb rentals
San Francisco has voted against a controversial proposal titled Local Measure F, which would have seen a lot of regulation hit short-term rentals.
Airbnb wants to book your entire trip in the future
Airbnb doesn't want to be your accommodation app, it wants to plan the entire trip for you in the future.
10 stories you missed: Digital rat brains, YouTube tycoons, Die Hard 6
It's hard to keep track of everything that happens in the tech world. We compiled a list of the top 10 tech stories: coming out on Facebook and more.
Airbnb acquires Lapka, which makes breathalyzers and environment sensors
Airbnb recently acquired Lapka, a small design company based in Russia that makes environment sensors.
Ditch the station wagon for your next road trip with RV-sharing site Outdoorsy
Always wanted an RV but don't have tens of thousands of dollars to spend? Outdoorsy lets you rent one for the night or a week.
When Airbnb experiences are more mediocre than mortifying
When you have a negative Airbnb experience but your host was really nice, how do you review them?
Looking to rent a nice summer home? There’s a site for that
If you want to rent a summer home, you've likely been to sites like VRBO and Homeaway. Tripping.com aggregates all these listings in one place.
Your home, their office: Vrumi lets people rent your place during the day
Vrumi is sort of like a reverse Airbnb -- it lets you rent out your place to strangers for the day.
