Airbnb: An opportunity or an unwelcome competitor in Harrogate?
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Founded in 2008, Airbnb is an online platform for people to rent out their homes all over the world, to prospective travellers.
The San Francisco-based company includes hundreds of listings in the Harrogate District. But is this billion-dollar business an opportunity, or an unwelcome competitor?