Crain’s Chicago Business – Many Airbnb hosts are pros, not mom and pops, hotels say

March 9, 2017
Chicago may have approved new regulations on Airbnb-style home rentals, but the argument over vacation rentals is far from over. Amid pending court challenges that seek to overturn the city ordinance, a hotel industry trade group today released a report to back up one of its chief claims about Airbnb: That many hosts who rent out their homes through the website are savvy professionals with multiple rentals, not regular homeowners looking to make a little extra cash…
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