It's not surprising that the anti-Airbnb lobbying group would be linked to hotels and hotel interests, and Airbnb is now aiming to slap back against their tactics by filing complaints with the New York state ethics commission :
"Airbnb... on Monday will file a formal complaint with a New York state ethics panel charging that a coalition of unions, lawmakers and other Airbnb opponents has engaged in illegal and unreported lobbying. The ShareBetter coalition, which is largely funded by the city hotel industry and its worker union, is set to fire back with its own own ethics complaints "