> Why not? There are likely several reasons for why and not. One for why not might be that it could be seen as legitimising a competitor, one which various int

> Why not? There are likely several reasons for why and not. One for why not might be that it could be seen as legitimising a competitor, one which various interests from within & without the industry are actively lobbying against. Another at a more local level could be that AirBnB is garnering negative press in many areas due to further marginalising local residents¹ and some companies might not want to associate with that if it goes against an image they try to portray. -- [1] or potential local residents who are more priced out of an area by AirBnB² on top of more traditional holiday lets and second homes. [2] I'm thinking twice about using the service after seeing a recent increase in AirBnB & similar activity locally (often standing idle a significant amount of the time) while friends are struggling to find affordable places to rent or buy.