Airbnb was launched in $2007$ when Brian Chesky and a friend decided to rent their apartment to guests for a local convention. To accomodate the guests, they used air mattresses and referred to it as the "Air Bed & Breakfast." It was that weekend when the idea$-$ and the potential viability $-$ of a peer$-$to$-$peer room$-$sharing business model was born. During its $15-$year existence, Airbnb had experienced immense growth and had successfully launched an IPO in $2020.$ By $2021,$ Airbnb had entered over $220$ countries with more than $5$ million locations. In $2022,$ Airbnb seemed positioned to continue revolutionizing the hotel and tourism industry through its business model that allowed hosts to offer square rooms or entire homes to potential guests in a peer$-$reviewed digital marketplace