NYC hotel industry claims Airbnbs are enabling terrorists
The disputes between Airbnb and the hotel industry continue to be an ongoing battle, but things escalated last week when an ad campaign backed by the Hotel Association of New York City suggested that short-term rentals could be used to host terrorists like Salman Abedi, the bomber behind the Manchester attack in May.
The 30-second ad, which features just text overlays and an ominous music, is a slideshow of photos from the Manchester bombing, as it was reported that Abedi had “massive packages” sent to the address he was staying at before the attack. The problem, however, is that address was not an Airbnb rental unit.
New York Daily News reports that the NYC hotel association campaign costs nearly half a million dollars to run for 10...