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NYC hotels pocket billions after helping push through Airbnb ban

NYC hotels pocket billions after helping push through Airbnb ban

Ellsworth Toohey
Aug 25, 2025
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Plaza Hotel in New York, NY (Sean Pavone / Shutterstock.com)

New York City's crackdown on Airbnb has been a jackpot for hotels. After the city effectively banned most short-term rentals in 2023, hotel prices jumped by up to $19 per night, netting the industry an extra $2.9 billion in just 18 months.

The study, published in the European Journal of Politica…

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