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Travel is back, at least in the US. I’m sure I’m not alone in my eagerness to actually go somewhere, which is much easier now that COVID-19 vaccinations are readily available and we can finally do and see things out and about. Of course, travel is still expensive, so it makes sense to look for …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Airbnb on Thursday introduced a global party ban that prohibits parties and event of all types at its listings worldwide and caps house occupancy at 16 people. The move, which Airbnb said aims to address continued public health concerns around the coronavirus pandemic, …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. As coronavirus lockdowns ease across the US, people are apparently flocking to Airbnb and other home rental sites to book nearby summer vacations.  In the US, Airbnb had more nights booked between May 17 and June 3 than the same period a year …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Less than two weeks after laying off thousands of employees, Uber said Monday that it’s letting go of 3,000 more staff members and closing or consolidating roughly 45 offices worldwide. The ride-hailing company has now reduced its workforce by 25%, making these layoffs one of …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Airbnb said Monday it will pay hosts $250 million to help offset losses due to guest bookings canceled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The payments apply to canceled reservations made before March 14 with check-in dates between March 14 and May …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Airbnb will work with its network of hosts to help provide temporary housing to 100,000 COVID-19 responders and health care professionals, the company said Thursday. The expanded efforts build on pilot programs in Italy and France, where nearly 6,000 hosts have already offered …

Rental scams are happening through online sites at a “tremendous volume,” according to a new report by the Better Business Bureau. On sites like Airbnb, HomeAway, VRBO, Craigslist, Zillow, Trulia, and Apartments.com, fraud victims have reportedly lost millions of dollars over the last four years. The Better Business Bureau said it’s received 1,352 reports of scams from consumers from 2016 …

This story is part of The 2010s: A Decade in Review, a series on the memes, people, products, movies and so much more that have influenced the 2010s. When I hustled out of CNET headquarters in San Francisco on May 26, 2010, and slipped into a rental car with two of my co-workers to head to a meeting across the …

Airbnb has announced that it intends to go public in 2020. The home-sharing site on Thursday posted a brief press release announcing that it plans to become a publicly traded company next year.  It declined to provide additional details in today’s announcement. In a press release published yesterday, however, the company highlighted a number of recent milestones. Airbnb says it took in …

Israeli lawyers reportedly launched a class action lawsuit against Airbnb on Thursday after it took down hundreds of listings in the occupied West bank. Ma’anit Rabinovich, the lawsuit’s petitioner, rents out guest rooms in the West Bank settlement of Kida and accused Airbnb of “offensive and outrageous discrimination,” Reuters reported. She claimed 15,000 shekels ($2,573) in personal damages and the …