New York Post – Airbnb may not be the cheaper alternative: report

September 12, 2016
Airbnb foes are taking aim at one of the top reasons people use the site: They think it’s cheaper than a hotel. A new report, funded in part by big hotel chains wary of the lodging upstart, claims that Airbnb’s average daily room rate in its top 20 markets was on par with that of the hotel industry in 2015. In 10 cities, including Orlando, Chicago and New Orleans, Airbnb’s room rate was higher, according to the analysis from Share Better, a group that includes hotels, politicians and affordable housing advocates. “Airbnb aggressively markets themselves as a cheaper alternative to hotels,” said Share Better’s Neal Kwatra. “In fact, their rates are just as high and in many cases higher than hotels in major cities across the country.”…
Source: http://nypost.com/2016/09/12/airbnb-may-not-be-the-cheaper-alternative-reveals-new-report/