• Airbnb to Team Up with NAACP to Help With Discrimination

    Airbnb to Team Up with NAACP to Help With Discrimination

    Airbnb has teamed up with the NAACP in order to help make their company seem less racist.  According to The Verge, “the NAACP will help Airbnb target communities that could benefit greatly for home-sharing services and the tourism and additional income they provide. Airbnb will also gift 20 percent of its earnings from rentals in these…

  • Will the Hotel Industry Have Success in Their Plan to Take Down Airbnb?

    Will the Hotel Industry Have Success in Their Plan to Take Down Airbnb?

    The hotel industry has had enough of Airbnb.  They accuse Airbnb of undercutting their profits by offering stays at a lower rate.  And maybe that isn’t fair, but I would argue that hotels charge far more exorbitant rates than are necessary.  The American Hotel and Lodging Association has a plan to take down Airbnb, recognizing…

  • With the Price of Oil as Low as It Is, Why Is It Still So Expensive to Fly?

    With the Price of Oil as Low as It Is, Why Is It Still So Expensive to Fly?

    I thoroughly enjoy long drives.  I mean, I will drive 15 + hours to go on vacation. Why, you ask?  I enjoy the solitude and the adventure, but also the price of a plane ticket can be ridiculously expensive.  And when I say “can be”, I mean it usually is.  For me, there is something…