Some years ago new lodging start-up businesses with novel aspects of their industry emerged: AirBnB, Home Away, VRBO, Craiglist, Couchsurfing, Trip Advisor, Flip Key. These and other short-term rental sites became increasingly popular platforms among individuals and companies to offer transient lodging options for tourists and visitors traveling around the world.
Such rapidly expanding and growing businesses, however, have not been immediately followed by an advanced, uniform and clear regulation that could plainly address their concerns. Hosts (i.e., owners of the premises and landlords) are becoming more and more concerned with regulatory uncertainty and sometimes even Read More