The documents provide an inside look at how seriously the American hotel industry is taking Airbnb as a threat — and the extent to which it is prepared to take action against it. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyIn the past, hotel executives typically played down the privately held company’s impact on the $1.1 trillion American hotel industry. The efforts were spearheaded last year by Katherine Lugar, chief executive of the American Hotel and Lodging Association. In other places, it encouraged officials not to collect taxes from Airbnb hosts so as not to legitimize short-term rentals. It was not very professional.”Mr. de Kleer said he had since gotten over his removal from Airbnb in Los Angeles.

Source: New York Times April 16, 2017 23:47 UTC