Today, the much talked about San Francisco startupAirbnbannounced that it’s expanding intomonthly rentals, meaning you can now sublet your apartment and find long-term, temporary rentals on the trendy alternative to Couchsurfing. Since its launch in 2008, there have been nearly 2 million nights booked in over 18,000 cities world-wide on its website. Even withthis summer’s heartbreaking newsthat a girl’s apartment was vandalized after renting it out on Airbnb, the service is going strong, relying on its forgiving and open minded clientele to see the brand through....

Airbnb, a San Francisco based startup for hip travelers is growing, and it’s growing fast. Since its launch in 2008 (originally called AirBedandbreakfast 3.0), there have been over 6 million nights booked on the website. “In New York City alone tonight, we will likely provide accommodations for more travelers than any hotel in the city,” said Airbnb Co-Founder and CEO Brian Chesky today atTech CrunchDisrupt in New York City. Chesky announced the 85-person company is hiring at a rate of 2-3 people per day....

Whenever I try to convince my travel savvy friends to check out a place onAirbnb, the only drawback they can offer starts with, “Well, what if I need…” It’s not the $20 toast and jelly from the room service they’re worried about, it’s the help needed finding local restaurants and events, renting a car, locating late night snacks, and god forbid, help with potential emergency medical needs. Today, Airbnb is launching Airbnb Concierge, its free service that does all that and more, so you can still have a unique, local travel experience sans elevator buttons and sterile carpeting with the comfort and security that’s provided by a professional hotel concierge....

You may have heard rumors circulating over the past year about howAirbnbwill send a professional photographer to your house to shoot your listing, for free. Well, it’s true. Today, the much talked about San Francisco startup announced it’s officially opening up itsfree photography program, which has been in the works since last summer and now spans 6 continents. Airbnb says hosts with professional photography are booked 2.5 times more frequently than those without and that these hosts bring in $1,025 per month on average....

Three years ago,Airbnbwas a tiny startup that no investor wanted to touch. Whether not returning emails, or providing a flat out, “No” the San Francisco based firm had a “snowball’s chance in hell” of getting out of the gate. According to co-founder Brian Chesky, noted angel investorPaul Graham, “even thought it was a terrible idea.” Fast forward three years, and you’ll find a flourishing organization with 130,000+ listings in over 15,000 cities in 184 countries around the globe, with 1....