Guests Are Sweeping Rentals for Hidden Cameras Before Check-In
Cheap detection tools are turning camera disclosure into a live compliance risk for short-term rental hosts, not just a line in the listing.
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Airbnb Trials Lower Fees for Hosts Who Bring Guests
Airbnb is testing a discounted service fee for hosts who already have a guest lined up before booking, but the reservation still runs through Airbnb's system.
Fee Gaps Between Airbnb and Booking.com Widen Choices for Hosts
Commission structures, cancellation defaults and payout timing now diverge enough between Airbnb and Booking.com that listing on both without adjusting pricing can quietly erode margin.
Clark County Puts Airbnb, Vrbo on the Hook for Unlicensed Rentals
Clark County commissioners voted unanimously to require Airbnb, Vrbo and other booking platforms to confirm a valid rental license before accepting a reservation in the unincorporated Las Vegas area.
Airbnb Leans on Tripadvisor to Fill Its Experiences Gap
Airbnb will start selling Tripadvisor Group's tours and activities inventory inside its own app later this year, under a deal neither company has priced publicly.
Australia Under Pressure to Publish Airbnb Housing Review
Asia-Pacific: Housing advocates and opposition lawmakers want Canberra to release a completed government review into short-term rentals as rental vacancy rates stay near historic lows.
Airbnb Dangles $200 Bonus to Fill Boulder Beds for Sundance
Airbnb is paying new hosts in Boulder, Colorado $200 to list their homes and pressing the city to ease rental licensing before the Sundance Film Festival relocates there in 2027.
Airbnb Fee Switch Leaves Hosts With Smaller Payouts
Hosts say Airbnb has been quietly moving some listings onto a different fee model, and the change can shrink what a booking actually pays out.
Airbnb Grows 17% as EU Rental Registration Deadline Nears
Airbnb's Q2 2026 revenue climbed 17% even as hosts across the EU face a May 20, 2026 deadline to register listings under new data-sharing rules.
Irvine Orders Airbnb, Vrbo to Hand Over Parcel Numbers
Irvine, California will require booking platforms to submit exact addresses and assessor parcel numbers, closing a gap hosts have used since the city's 2018 short-term rental ban to stay off the radar.
Airbnb Co-Host Payouts Don't Shift Italy's Tax Bill
Italian tax rules keep short-term rental income liability with the property's legal lessor even when Airbnb splits the payout with a co-host.
Airbnb's New Car Rental Feature Runs on CarTrawler
Airbnb has begun offering car rental bookings inside its app, sourced through Dublin-based travel technology firm CarTrawler, extending its push into services beyond stays.
Airbnb Adds 425,000 Tripadvisor Tours to Its Booking App
Airbnb is folding Tripadvisor's tour and activity catalog into its own app, giving guests one more reason to book, browse and spend without leaving the platform.
Woodstock, Illinois Ends Airbnb Tax Break Starting Jan. 1
Woodstock, Illinois will start taxing short-term rentals on January 1, closing an exemption that let Airbnb and Vrbo hosts skip the lodging tax hotels already pay.
Airbnb Raises Outlook as Q2 Revenue Outpaces Bookings Growth
Airbnb says second-quarter revenue climbed 17% while nights and experiences booked rose 10%, a gap that points to higher spending per trip rather than just more guests.
Airbnb Sued Over Utah Teen's Murder at Rented Home
A Salt Lake City mother's lawsuit accuses Airbnb of failing to stop a party that ended in her 19-year-old son's death, testing how far the platform's safety tools actually go.
Airbnb Adds Car Rentals, Betting Guests Won't Leave the App
Airbnb has folded car rental bookings into its app and website, the latest push to keep travelers spending inside its ecosystem instead of comparison shopping elsewhere.
Flagstaff Rental Fee Hike Spares Airbnb, Vrbo Hosts
Flagstaff, Arizona, is raising short-term rental registration fees and requiring insurance and background checks, but hosts booking exclusively through Airbnb and Vrbo are exempt from parts of the new rules.
Lodgify's New Template Tackles Airbnb Co-Hosting's Handshake Problem
A free co-host agreement template addresses gaps in revenue splits, liability and account access that many informal Airbnb partnerships still never put in writing.
Big Three Platforms' Earnings Calls Set to Signal Demand Shifts
Airbnb, Booking Holdings and Expedia Group report second-quarter 2026 results in the coming weeks, and the numbers behind the headlines matter more to hosts than the headlines themselves.