Hotel Association Takes Aim at Airbnb, But Airbnb Isn't Taking the Bait

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Hotel Association Takes Aim at Airbnb, But Airbnb Isn't Taking the Bait
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The hotel industry is making a move in the growing battle between established companies and new, short-term rentals websites

Airbnb (http://mashable.com/category/airbnb?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=), which has a valuation of around $10 billion (http://mashable.com/2014/04/26/new-york-vs-airbnb/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=), has been on hotel owners' radar for some time. But so far, the wildly successful short-term rental booking site has managed to avoid significant conflict with the industry.

See also: New York Goes to War Against Airbnb for Disrupting Hotel Business (http://mashable.com/2014/04/26/new-york-vs-airbnb/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)


In a message to members (http://www.t**oz.com/article/american-hotel-association-launches-fightback-airbnb-short-term-rentals), the American Hotel & Lodging Association identified Airbnb by name, saying short-term online rental marketplaces are "technically illegal, but lax enforcement of existing laws has allowed these entities to grow exponentially in size." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/05/02/hotel-association-takes-aim-at-airbnb-but-airbnb-isnt-taking-the-bait/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)

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