SkyLine Newspaper – Chicago Hoteliers Blame Airbnb for Low Sales, Calls for Regulation

May 12, 2016
Hotel and bed and breakfast owners are calling for the State of Illinois to investigate and shut down illegal hotels popularized by the website Airbnb. They believe tourists are coming to Chicago and staying in Airbnb properties because of the low prices their hotels cannot compete with. As Airbnbs function by a homeowner renting out their own house to a guest, they can choose their prices; hotels, on the other hand, typically cannot be that flexible….
Source: http://www.skylinenewspaper.com/chicago-hoteliers-blame-airbnb-for-low-sales-calls-for-regulation/