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Collected Item: “Travelers are flocking to Airbnb, Vrbo more than hotels during COVID-19 pandemic. But why?”

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Travelers are flocking to Airbnb, Vrbo more than hotels during COVID-19 pandemic. But why?

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This is a text story, found on USAToday.com

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This article claims that people are so desperate to go on summer vacations that they are flocking to AirBnBs and Vrbo spaces. I see importance in this article because it shines light to the ways people are finding loopholes to social distancing and closed boarders. Many people need to get away for their mental health, and some use these opportunities to throw parties and blatenly break the rules. What ever their reasons may be this article highlights the surge in AirBnB and Vrbo usage.

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#ASU #HST580 #PandemicSummer #CovidAirBnB #USAToday

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https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/hotels/2020/08/26/airbnb-vrbo-more-popular-than-hotels-during-covid-19-pandemic/5607312002/?fbclid=IwAR08D_h8uguztlB8dAeM5-8PMwPeEz-btQClyH1Z33iTmQOPM2uRgwsZczg

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David Oliver

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2020-08-26
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