Airbnb price gouging?

As Super Bowl LIII approaches, some consumer advocates are keeping a close eye on Airbnb hosts, suspecting them of price-gouging ahead of the big game.  A report from AirbnbWATCH shows many rental properties boasting a price increase for Super Bowl weekend of 1,500% or more, with some going for over $2,500 per night beyond normal pricing.  Critics call the practice, normally done by commercial operators who may or may not be allowed to rent their rooms legally, “price gouging,” and lament that they don’t have to play by the same rules as traditional hotels in the city.  We will see if said complaints gain any traction heading into the first weekend of February, but such eye-popping numbers for out-of-town strangers in Atlanta’s residential neighborhoods has the city’s ship DRIFTING…