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Airbnb Is Giving Away World Cup Tickets. Your Hotel Isn't. That's the Problem.

Airbnb Is Giving Away World Cup Tickets. Your Hotel Isn't. That's the Problem.

Airbnb is bundling complimentary FIFA World Cup tickets with Miami stays averaging $385 a night while hotels in the same market are cutting rates because demand never showed up. The short-term rental platform just turned a mega-event into a distribution weapon, and the playbook should worry every hotel operator in a host city.