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Airbnb celebrates environmental savings
2014-08-01 01:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: The growing trend for holiday makers to rely on the hospitality of strangers, rather than booking into expensive hotels, certainly has financial benefits, but a new report by Cleantech Group has highlighted how online services such as Airbnb or Couchsurfing are delivering environmental benefits as well. The study of over 8,000 Airbnb guests and hosts found that guests tend to use significantly less water and energy, when opting to share someone's property instead of booking into a hotel. Cleantech...
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