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September 17, 2013 09:00 pm GMT

Airbnb Users Already Cashing in on the Super Bowl

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The Super Bowl and World Cup are fiercely competitive sporting events that pit rivals against each other for the ultimate victory. And we're not talking about the teams — it's all about the mighty struggle between Airbnb owners and renters.

The site typically affords travelers a low-budget way to check out a new city by renting spare couches, rooms and apartments that users list. But when the NFL's big dance hits the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, a 20-minute drive from Manhattan, local Airbnb hosts are set to cash in.

Let's take a look first at a listing close to Times Square for the first weekend in February. It's a small, stuffy, private room that normally rents for $91 a night. For Super Bowl weekend, it will cost $427 a night. A nearby room is $155 a night on the regular and $640 over Super Bowl weekend. Read more...

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