1,300 people just walked into Old Billingsgate.

The entire STR industry is at the Short Stay Summit today.

Airbnb. Booking. Expedia. Every major PMS. Every major operator.

And two days ago quietly Airbnb changed the game on all of them.

On April 20th, a new clause went live in their privacy policy.

Section 4.2.

It gives them the legal right to process your data to "develop and improve our AI."

That clause wasn't there before. Now it is.

Here's what it means:

→ Every booking you take is training data
→ Every price you set is training data
→ Every guest message is training data

All of it is now feeding the AI engine Airbnb will launch this summer.

The same AI engine that will rank your listings.

Decide your visibility.

Shape your revenue.

Professional managers aren't just competing on the platform anymore.

You're building it.

And the kicker?

The industry is at the Summit today talking about direct bookings, independent brands, taking back control.

Meanwhile the biggest shift in host-platform power in a decade happened in a terms update most people scrolled past.

If you're at Old Billingsgate today ask Airbnb about Section 4.2.

See what they say.