Home Tonight Season 2020 Episode 8

Airbnb: The True Cost?

Tonight · Season 2020 · Episode 8
In 10 years Airbnb has grown into a multimillion-dollar global entity - and revolutionised the way people travel. But there are claims that short-term lets not only threaten the future of traditional hotels, but could be contributing to housing shortages - as well as driving up the cost of properties. Jonathan Maitland investigates.

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Season
2020
Episode
8
Air Date
20/Feb/2020
Air Time
19:30
Runtime
30 min

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In 10 years Airbnb has grown into a multimillion-dollar global entity - and revolutionised the way people travel. But there are claims that short-term lets not only threaten the future of traditional hotels, but could be contributing to housing shortages - as well as driving up the cost of properties. Jonathan Maitland investigates.

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