In response to a string of deaths, Airbnb CEO says it's 'really hard' to make hosts install carbon monoxide detectors

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Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky.

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Airbnb hosts are bracing for an unpredictable summer

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Airbnb hosts must compete against other properties in their area to lure guests over the summer.

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Some Airbnb hosts run over 20 properties. Here are the 15 cities these megahosts dominate the most.

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Steamboat Springs, Colorado.

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Airbnbs are primed to take over Miami, which is already facing a housing crunch

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Miami, Florida.

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The golden age of golden visas is over in southern Europe

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A view of Camara de Lobos village Madeira, Portugal.
Camara de Lobos village Madeira, Portugal.

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I quit my finance job and became an Airbnb host in Italy. I have no regrets about choosing happiness over money.

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Anton Govor.

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Mickey Mouse Will Fight Winnie the Pooh in the Latest Public-Domain Horror Extravaganza

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It was inevitable, really: as soon as beloved childhood characters became fair game under public domain, they’d be

Airbnb Hopes You'll Survive the X-Perience of Staying at X-Men '97's Xavier Mansion

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New themed stays are coming to Airbnb with Icons, a new category of lodging featuring unique experiences inspired by major icons in music, film, television, art, sports, and more.

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More CEOs are deciding the stress, pressure, and loneliness are just not worth the money

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Noel Quinn is stepping down as CEO of the bank HSBC.

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We're budgeting $400,000 to flip 5 train cars into Airbnbs. It all started with a 1970s caboose we bought on Facebook marketplace.

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Newly yellow painted Chessie Systems caboose
Nightly stays in a historic train caboose from the 1970s will be available soon..

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