Airbnb pilots information-sharing platform for cities

Airbnb's new City Portal, which it calls "a first-of-its-kind solution" for governments and tourism organisations, aims to provide cities with better insight into rentals and compliance, bolster safety and improve communication.

In its first phase, the Airbnb City Portal is launching with over 15 pilot cities and tourism organisation partners. These include Buffalo, Calgary, unincorporated Miami-Dade, New Orleans, Palm Springs, Raleigh, Sacramento, Seattle, San Francisco and Vancouver. Tourism partners include Visit Tampa Bay, Visit Denmark, the City of Krakow, Sao Paulo State Secretary of Tourism, Visit Scotland, Visit Tuscany and Wesgro (Western Cape of South Africa).

Airbnb says it ...