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Vladimir Supica is a Serbia-based freelance writer. He enjoys traveling through Europe, reading non-fiction books, and playing with his dog Max.

Vladimir Supica

Airbnb host says he had to fire his cleaning staff over Ring video

‘No second chances!! It’s YOUR company’: Airbnb host says he had to fire his cleaning staff over Ring video

Grace Rampaul is a former intern at the Daily Dot. Grace is based in Austin and covers trending stories, entertainment, cultural phenomenon, and all things social.

Grace Rampaul

Couple with flowers(l), Phone with Airbnb app(c), Woman wearing hoodie over dress(r)

‘Poor girl. She wanted to cry!’: Bride books wedding photographer through her Airbnb. She gets ‘stood up’

Beau Paul is a freelance writer from Austin, Texas. Beau also wrote narrative and dialog for the gaming industry for several years before becoming an entertainment journalist.

Beau Paul

Airbnb cleaner doesn’t want to accommodate early check-in.

‘Sounds like a $700 inconvenience charge’: Airbnb cleaner doesn’t want to accommodate early check-in. Is she wrong?

Airbnb customer finds a secret door and clue in rental

‘Girl did u rent an escape room?’: Airbnb customer finds a secret door and clue in rental

Police officer shows how to tell if you’re being watched via two way mirror

‘If there’s a space you’re in a safe place’: Police officer shows how to tell if you’re being watched via two-way mirror

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

Woman crying(L), Hand holding phone with Airbnb open(c), same woman holding up her hand(r)

‘They have to give you 30-day notice at least’: Renter gets last-minute notice landlord is selling her house, learns it’s for an Airbnb

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

‘But they have security… should’ve allowed them to stay’: Airbnb host catches guests ‘running a club’ at rental

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

Airbnb host says someone hacked into their account and keeps listing their cottage for rent

‘Airbnb has done nothing’: Airbnb host says someone hacked into their account and keeps listing their cottage for rent (updated)

Eric Webb is a native Texan and national award-winning pop culture critic, arts &amp; entertainment journalist, and editor.

Eric Webb

Airbnb guests call out rental's 'scary' crawl spaces. It backfires

‘As if this isn’t normal for older homes’: Airbnb guests call out rental’s ‘scary’ crawl spaces. Viewers aren’t having it

Airbnb host speaking with image of painting on wall with caption "here's what our River House apartment Airbnb has always looked like" (l) room with different painting on wall with caption "I have never seen this picture before in my life" with Airbnb logo at bottom c) Airbnb host speaking with caption "I gotta say I was a little creeped out" (r)

‘I have never seen this picture before in my life’: Airbnb host says artwork was swapped by a guest

hand holding phone with Airbnb on screen in front of blurred desk background (l) man greenscreen TikTok over Airbnb rules (c) woman speaking with caption "and Airbnbs are starting to flop" (r)

‘I would’ve canceled my booking ASAP’: Airbnb host charges $50 for every minute of late check-out

‘Def not sleeping here. I’ll be in a hotel’: Airbnb host doesn’t let guests spray cologne, plasters restrictions all over rental

man greenscreen TikTok in front of Airbnb payout caption "When you remove the cleaning fee, raise your nightly rate, and now you're 100% occupied at your 30 Airbnb homes" (l) Airbnb keys in lock (c) man greenscreen TikTok in front of Airbnb payout caption "When you remove the cleaning fee, raise your nightly rate, and now you're 100% occupied at your 30 Airbnb homes" (r)

‘It’s all a mental game’: Airbnb host says he’s fully booked after taking away cleaning fee but raising nightly rate

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

woman greenscreen TikTok over Airbnb listing caption "AIRBNB FIX THIS!!! I literally didn't even ask for a full refund I just asked that they take the listing down so nobody else got hurt or stolen from..." "he came through the door of the home twice intoxicated" (l) hand holding Airbnb logo keychain with key in front of light wood background (c) woman greenscreen TikTok over Airbnb listing caption "AIRBNB FIX THIS!!! I literally didn't even ask for a full refund I just asked that they take the listing down so nobody else got hurt or stolen from..." "And he sat in there and watched us and listened to us" (r)

‘It was extremely unsafe’: Airbnb guest canceled stay early after host allegedly stayed at location, watched them

Audra Schroeder&#8217;s work has previously appeared in the Austin Chronicle, the Dallas Observer, NPR, ESPN, Bitch, and the Village Voice.

Audra Schroeder

Airbnb support chat "My host hasn't given me instructions for the key box to enter the location. They aren't replying to my messages and their phone is off. I think the wrong address has been posted because we knocked on blank and someone opened the door saying it is not the right location. Got it. Let's get you connected to a member of our team. How would you like to connect with us?" (l) Airbnb on phone in hand (c) Airbnb support chat "We appreciate your patience. Upon further investigation on this case your Host submitted complete documentation of your communication that you were provided with the code to the listing, that you confirmed checked in and checked out. Apart from that there was also a screenshot that the Host sent that you admitted you stayed but lied to us here in Airbnb..." (r)

‘You’re guaranteed to lose your money if you book with them’: Woman says sketchy Airbnb scammed her and multiple others after giving her the wrong address