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Mar 2022
35m 33s

Airbnb vs NYC | Pulling Back the Curtain...

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In 2022, you’d be hard-pressed to find somebody who hasn’t spent at least a couple of days in an Airbnb. It’s cheap, convenient and easy to use. But as you settle into your temporary home-away-from-home, you’re probably paying little mind to what’s playing out behind the scenes.Business Wars writer Natalie Robehmed joins host David Brown to unpacks Airbnb’s ... Show More
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