We ran the all-in math across 28 US markets: Airbnb adds a 55.9% median markup at checkout, hotels win in 27 of 28 for 1 room, Airbnb flips for families in 19. See every table.

A Deloitte report commissioned by Airbnb says doubling LA short-term rental capacity closes 88% of a 320k-visitor gap at LA28. AirROI data across 11 submarkets shows LA's 120-day cap and the January 2026 LAPD permit rule make doubling legally impossible for most of the city's 14,201 listings.

Airbnb says hosts and guests drove a record $93B in US economic activity in 2025. AirROI data across 10 major markets shows direct host gross revenue is only a small fraction of that headline — and hosts keep just 52-59 cents of every dollar a guest spends after platform fees, occupancy taxes, cleaning, and operating costs.