I think you're both missing the part where Airbnb has been arguing for years that it wasn't an hotel operator and as such it didn't need to pay hotel taxes. The

I think you're both missing the part where Airbnb has been arguing for years that it wasn't an hotel operator and as such it didn't need to pay hotel taxes. They were forced to do so after plenty of legal back and forth with public officials. Hence, the "you're welcome" sounds like an insult to to the city and its citizens that pay taxes without flinching more than anything else. Personally I think Airbnb are a bunch of douches that seriously need to grow up.