Airbnb: From homesharing cool to commercial giant
19.03.2016
![Not so good to share? Airbnb’s San Francisco office where they have mock flats on display. Photograph: Airbnb](/fileadmin/_processed_/d/4/csm_3048bba05bd9420194c3f5af592f6f70_0669904748.png)
by Will Coldwell, The Guardian
Airbnb started in 2008 after the founders rented out an airbed in their spare room. Two million listings later, Guardian Travel investigates how high-profit landlords and third-party management companies are undermining its founding principles.
Airbnb: From homesharing cool to commercial giant