No clue how they came to this conclusion, if nothing else, I learned to despise (and find my ways around) airbnb when I was working from abroad.
It's much more likely place, where google will win with maps (as they usually contain direct, unsupervised contact with actual rentor/ landlord).
Now its double the truth with their integration for searching rental prices there.
I've only heard hate about Airbnb in the last 6 months. Very expensive and very bad experiences all around, almost everybody choosing to go back to hotels. Not sure what change exactly but their reputation seems to be nosediving.
Now its double the truth with their integration for searching rental prices there.