Airbnb lashes out at Marriott as clash between Silicon Valley and the hotel industry intensifies | cnbc.com
So much for holiday spirit. Airbnb and the hotel industry are lashing out at each other, just as the travel season kicks into gear.
On Monday, Airbnb's head of public policy Josh Meltzer sent a letter to Marriott CEO Arne Sorenson, asking him to explain to Americans "your industry's habit of taking billions of dollars from taxpayers to subsidize the construction and operation of your hotels."
The letter, a copy of which CNBC obtained, follows a Fortune interview with Sorenson last week. In it, Sorenson was asked if he thinks Airbnb has become more willing to make concessions or cooperate with regulators.
