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Airbnb will ban some younger U.S. guests from booking local homes as part of a continuing effort to crack down on unauthorized parties.

Short-term rental expert Pam Knudsen, the director of compliance at Avalara MyLodgeTax, discusses what Airbnb renters should be aware of as the country slowly emerges from the pandemic, including new and improved cleaning protocols.

Marriott, Hilton and other big hotel companies are used to competing on price or perks. Now they are competing on cleanliness.

Memorial Day is the unofficial start of summer, but the water parks are dry, amusement parks are shuttered and national parks are only beginning to reopen. For thousands of small businesses that rely tourism, they are hoping Americans will be ready to splurge on summer vacations once again — their livelihood depends on it. “Every day these businesses can’t open...

With Memorial Day weekend fast approaching and summer nipping at its heels, renting a vacation home may seem like the perfect way to get a change of scenery while maintaining social distancing protocols. Alison Kwong, a spokesperson for booking site Vrbo confirms that, beginning in mid-April, they started to see more U.S. demand on its platform, especially for longer trips...

Thousands of Airbnb hosts around Southern California are still without any income or new reservations, nearly two months after the travel industry was essentially shut down.

Airbnb plans to lay off nearly 1,900 employees, or about 25% of the company, a person familiar with the plans confirmed to CNBC.

The Monterey County District Attorney’s Office has received complaints about owners of short-term rental facilities — homes or accessory dwelling units rented out via Airbnb and Vrbo, for example — who may be advertising those units and encouraging non-essential travel, in violation of the county’s shelter-in-place order. Travel in and out of Monterey County is only allowed to perform “essential…

The pandemic has forced thousands of Californians to cancel trips. Many say they can’t get their money back from certain lodging providers.

The pandemic has forced thousands of Californians to cancel trips. Many say they can’t get their money back from certain lodging providers. Chris Chmura reports.

Airbnb has agreed to refund two customers quarantined on the Grand Princess in Oakland after initially denying the travelers their money back saying they needed more documentation.

A local couple quarantined on the Grand Princess says Airbnb refused to refund their upcoming stay, even though the coronavirus outbreak falls within company policy. Investigative Reporter Candice Nguyen looked into their claim that Airbnb isn’t taking the situation seriously.

What’s it like to spend the night in Lucy, the elephant-shaped historical landmark along the Jersey Shore? Airbnb is giving you that chance for three nights only.

Sen. Steve Glazer (D-Orinda) plans to unveil new legislation Monday afternoon that would allow cities to fine short-term rental hosts who violate local property rental laws to fine those hosts up to $5,000. The bill is intended to deter “party houses” that attract massive gatherings to short-term rentals in otherwise quiet residential neighborhoods. In a news release Sunday, Glazer said…

A new measure would get tough on California home owners who flout short term rental bans. Orinda state senator Steve Glazer plans to introduce the legislation which would allow cities to fine homeowners $5,000 for violating local rental laws.

Airbnb Monday announced that it is removing 28 properties from listings in the Hollywood Hills identified by the Los Angeles Police Department as creating a substantial neighborhood nuisance. “LAPD provided Airbnb with information pertaining to ‘chronic party houses,’ some of which have generated citations and cease-and-desist orders,” Airbnb said in a statement. For the 28 listings identified by Airbnb, all…

An elaborate short-term rental scheme in Carlsbad tricked a young renter and property owner into losing thousands, according to the victims. The victims, property owner Nick Foster and renter Courtney Hulla, told NBC 7 the scammer used both Airbnb and Craigslist to carry out the scheme. On Saturday, Hulla found a Carlsbad condo available to rent on Craigslist, or so…

A 21-year-old man was in critical condition Wednesday after police say he was shot when someone fired more than 20 times into a property rented out through Airbnb.

Airbnb is taking more steps to crack down on parties and nuisance guests in the wake of a Halloween shooting at an Airbnb rental in a San Francisco suburb where five people were killed. The company said Thursday it’s banning “open invite” parties at all of its accommodations. Those are parties open to anyone and advertised on social media, for...

The popular home-sharing website Airbnb is heading to federal court Thursday to wage a legal battle against its hometown of San Francisco. The preliminary injunction hearing is part of a lawsuit filed by Airbnb in June that aims to block a new San Francisco ordinance that would force home-sharing websites, like Airbnb, to remove illegal rentals that are not registered...