Airbnb Doubles In Growth In Detroit, One Of 12 First Cities To Launch Airbnb Trips
Travel and tourism to Detroit is on the up, and one of the beneficiaries is Airbnb, which has seen a 100% growth rate in the last year and expects to double again next year. Airbnb is a popular online marketplace that connects travelers to local hosts who want to rent rooms, apartments or houses. According to Airbnb, they had a $10.5 million economic impact for Detroit in 2016, and are on track to double that to more than $20 million in 2017. They say $3.1 million of that went directly int...