What are some issues with homestay services like Airbnb? And what’s being done to address them?

This hour, we hear from travelers about their experiences with short-term rentals.

We'll hear from an attorney representing clients with complaints about Airbnb.

And later, we learn how these short-term rentals impact the housing and rental markets in our state.

What questions do you have about the safety and ethics of homestay services?

GUESTS:
Andrea Sachs - Washington Post Travel Writer and Journalist
Christina Conte - Food and Travel Writer at https://www.christinascucina.com/
Jesse Danoff  - Attorney at the Mitchell and Danoff law firm in Hollister, California 
Jocelyn Ayer -Director of the Litchfield County Center for Housing Opportunity

Anya Grondalski and Mira Raju contributed to this program.

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Cat Pastor contributed to this show which originally aired July 28, 2022.

What are some issues with homestay services like <a href="https://www.airbnb.com">Airbnb</a>? And what’s being done to address them?
This hour, we hear from <a href="https://www.christinascucina.com/thinking-of-using-airbnb-think-again/">travelers about their experiences</a> with short-term rentals.
We'll hear from an <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-06-15/airbnb-spends-millions-making-nightmares-at-live-anywhere-rentals-go-away">attorney representing clients with complaints about Airbnb.</a>
And later, we learn how these short-term rentals impact the housing and rental markets in our state.
What questions do you have about the safety and ethics of homestay services?
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Andrea Sachs - <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2022/05/06/hotels-airbnb/">Washington Post Travel Writer</a> and Journalist</li>
<li>Christina Conte - Food and Travel Writer at <a href="https://www.christinascucina.com/">https://www.christinascucina.com/</a></li>
<li>Jesse Danoff  - Attorney at the Mitchell and Danoff law firm in Hollister, California </li>
<li>Jocelyn Ayer -Director of the Litchfield County <a href="https://cthousingopportunity.org/">Center for Housing Opportunity</a></li>
</ul>
Anya Grondalski and Mira Raju contributed to this program.
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Cat Pastor contributed to this show which originally aired <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/2022-07-28/how-short-term-rentals-like-airbnb-impact-the-housing-market-and-how-we-vacation">July 28, 2022.</a>

Produced by Connecticut Public, 'Where We Live' puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Where We Live is a call-in talk show about who we are in Connecticut and our place in the world.

Where We Live

Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

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