Checking Out: What the Rise of the Sharing Economy Means for the Future of the Hotel IndustryAn industry insider's look at how the world's hospitality sector is addressing new challengers, such as the rise of Airbnb, and how it is reinventing itself for a new age of hospitality in an online world of sharing communities. One of the world's most established professions the hotel sector is under increasing pressure on two fronts: from disruptors in the sharing economy (notably Airbnb), and a rising wave of consumers being re educated about the