An Airbnb host who was left with a $640 utility bill suspects guests left the gas and water taps running after he did not meet their cancellation request

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woman browses the site of US home sharing giant Airbnb on a tablet.
An Airbnb host in South Korea had to deal with a huge utility bill.

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I bought 2 Airbnb tiny houses and put them in my yard. It started as an easy way to make extra cash — now it's my primary source of income.

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Ansel Troy posing for a photo in the doorway of one of his tiny homes.

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An artist turned a studio that's 18 feet high into a tiny home and rents it on Airbnb for $112 a night

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Photo of the red tower tiny house rental from a distance. It has several square windows.
The studio is in Castleton, Ontario.

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A man got a priest's blessing to convert a 137-year-old church into an Airbnb that rents for at least $200 a night. See the transformation.

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A former church nave decorated as a living space with a pool table and various seating areas.
Over two years, Kyle Rooney converted an 1886-built Minneapolis church into an Airbnb that rents for $200 and up a night.

Kyle Rooney

A flight instructor in Alaska bought 3 disused cargo planes and is turning them into Airbnbs — take a look at the project

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Flight school Alaska.
Flight school Alaska

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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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Neon signs advertising bars and music
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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Will Sutherland and Sabrina Hartley in front of their treehouse Airbnb

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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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Sixty LES Hotel
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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