Airbnb

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Illustration on Airbnb's exclusion of Israel by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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John Boardman, executive secretary-treasurer of Unite Here, Local 25, addresses D.C. hotel workers and other union members after the D.C. Council gave preliminary approval to legislation to limit Airbnb rentals on Oct. 2, 2018. He called the vote a victory. (Photo by Julia Airey / The Washington Times)

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FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2016, file photo, Ashton Kutcher speaks at a panel during the Airbnb Open Spotlight at The Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles. Kutcher explained tweeted a quick explanation on July 9, 2017, after a tabloid questioned why he was seen out and about with a mystery woman recently; it was his cousin. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)

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Jennifer Mesa cleans up a bedroom in the home of Randy Tussing, an Airbnb host in Las Vegas. More than 340,000 people passed on Nevada's hotel rooms last year and opted instead to book a place to stay using the short-term rental service. (Associated Press)

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City Attorney Dennis Herrera, right, is greeted by San Francisco Supervisor Aaron Peskin, left, after announcing a settlement agreement on short term rentals during a news conference Monday, May 1, 2017, at City Hall in San Francisco. San Francisco and Airbnb have reached a deal to end a lawsuit over a law that fines the company for booking rentals not registered with the city. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

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City Attorney Dennis Herrera, left, smiles while walking with San Francisco Supervisor Aaron Peskin, right, after announcing a settlement agreement on short term rentals during a news conference Monday, May 1, 2017, at City Hall in San Francisco. San Francisco and Airbnb have reached a deal to end a lawsuit over a law that fines the company for booking rentals not registered with the city. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

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Jennifer Mesa cleans up a bedroom in the home of Randy Tussing, an Airbnb host, in preparation for guests, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in Las Vegas. More than 340,000 people passed on Nevada's hotel rooms last year and opted instead to book a place to stay using the home-sharing service Airbnb. The $47 million in revenue that hosts took in is a loss for the state's hospitality industry that one expert says will only increase if not addressed. (AP Photo/John Locher)

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Randy Tussing, an Airbnb host, looks at his phone while standing in his home, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in Las Vegas. More than 340,000 people passed on Nevada's hotel rooms last year and opted instead to book a place to stay using the home-sharing service Airbnb. The $47 million in revenue that hosts took in is a loss for the state's hospitality industry that one expert says will only increase if not addressed. (AP Photo/John Locher)

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This photo provided by Airbnb shows a still image from the company's Super Bowl 51 spot. Airbnb is following up its Super Bowl ad calling for acceptance with a campaign to provide short-term housing over the next five years for 100,000 people in need. An announcement on the rental service's website says it plans to start with refugees, disaster survivors and relief workers, but wants "to accommodate many more types of displaced people over time." (Airbnb via AP)

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In this April 19, 2016, file photo, Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky speaks during an event in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File) **FILE**

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Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky speaks during an announcement in San Francisco, Tuesday, April 19, 2016. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

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In her highly touted economic policy speech on wage inequality and job creation Monday in New York, Hillary Rodham Clinton unexpectedly took what was seen as a sideswipe at Uber, Airbnb and other pioneers of the "sharing economy," saying the model left too many workers reliant on short-term contracts and freelance gigs without the benefits and protections of traditional jobs. (Associated Press)