By Lindsay Rogers When Airbnb emerged on the rental scene in August of 2008, it was lauded for being a convenient, accessible and — more often than not — budget-friendly alternative to hotel stays. For those very reasons, it became the foremost competitive threat to the industry for the better part of the last decade. That said, the idea that Airbnbs are a money saver 100 percent of the time — or even half the time — is a misled notion. The cost of both Airbnbs and hotels fluctuate drastically based on location, with the latter often coming out as the more economical of the two options. In a n…

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