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- Phoenix Airbnb hosts were expecting to be fully booked over Super Bowl weekend.
- A manager of 95 properties said he's half-booked and has cut one nightly price to $500 from $1,200.
- Some US spots are experiencing a glut of short-term rentals that can hurt hosts' booking calendars.
It should've been the busiest weekend in years for Phoenix's Airbnb hosts.
But short-term-rental owners are scrambling to fill empty units with out-of-town revelers ahead of Sunday's Super Bowl matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles.
Months ago, Ric Kenworthy, who manages 95 properties in the Phoenix area through his company Old Town Rental, anticipated they'd all be rented out ahead of the big game. Now, two days before kickoff, occupancy sits at just 45%.