But a new report funded by the hotel industry claims the billion dollar behemoth is not playing fair. That’s not home sharing, that’s a business.”In other words, hotel industry officials say Airbnb is skirting the law to avoid paying the taxes and fees big companies have been subject to for decades. "And, we call on Airbnb to join us in the fight to take down illegal hotels from their platform. In other words, the survey claims Airbnb isn’t just your average Joe looking to make a little cash on the side. To further complicate matters, Airbnb and several players in the hotel industry are intricately linked in one major way that builds a co-dependence to maximize revenue.

Source: Fox News March 13, 2017 18:33 UTC