Please research Airbnb (www.airbnb.com) and what the company offers along with the industry and the jurisdictional controversies about the business model and offer your opinion.

Consider in your posting:

1. What is your overall opinion of Airbnb as a traveler? Do you like it, or do you loathe it?

2. What is your opinion in the current controversies surrounding the company and others like it?

3. Do you believe that Airbnb will be a long term force to be reckoned with in the lodging industry or will its popularity fade?