The next threat to Airbnb: Superhosts want to leave the platform and take their listings with them

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Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky on stage at a 2018 event in San Francisco, California.

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Anyone hoping to make an easy buck off vacation properties must contend with an 'Airbnbust' and a growing number of places looking to regulate short-term rentals

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Memphis, Tennessee, is the latest city to enact new regulations on short-term rentals.

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I built an Airbnb treehouse in my yard. I charge up to $250 a night — and I've already made enough money as a host to quit my job.

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Gen Z is all about 'real moments' when traveling - and that means hotels are pushing to reinvent themselves fast

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Joshua Napier, 25, gave a shout out to Sixty Hotels when asked what he looks for in a vacation stay. According to Napier, the Sixty LES in Manhattan is worth the splurge when he visits New York City.

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Red alert recession signals

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The rise of Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky, who got his start renting out air mattresses on his floor and is now worth almost $10 billion

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Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky.

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5 apps that can help you start real estate, resale, or other online side hustles

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Cathy Hernandez is a cofounder of Agency Social.

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The 'Airbnbust' proves the Wild West days of online vacation rentals are over

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Short-term rentals like those listed on Airbnb and Vrbo have never been in higher demand — or in greater supply. As the industry grows up, cities can no longer afford to take a hands-off approach.

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Sam Bankman-Fried's Companies Bought More Than $400,000 of DoorDash Delivery in Two Months

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FTX, the defunct cryptocurrency exchange, is finally being forced to publicly detail its spending habits in the company’s ongoing Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings. And the resulting documents are illuminating.

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I ask my Airbnb guests to do chores and pay a cleaning fee — here's why

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