San Francisco Hotels Not Hurt by Sharing Economy in Record Tourism Year
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The number of Airbnb guests will continuing rising in cities as travelers become more comfortable with the site but across the board it's still in the minority for accommodation types people choose.
San Francisco welcomed 18.01 million visitors in 2014, a record-high for the city and a 6.5% increase over the previous year.
This was the first year San Francisco Travel tracked the number of visitors staying in peer-to-peer accommodations such as Airbnb. This is a rarity by destination marketing organizations as they decide how to balance their support for traditional hotels and n
