2016

Famous for its beaches, breathtaking mountains and spectacular carnival, the Olympic city of Rio de Janeiro is also famous around the world for its favelas.With seemingly chaotic clusters of houses, the hillside towns are associated with…

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Bagging a luxury vacation home in Rio in August would be nearly impossible thanks to the Olympics, but if anyone can do it, it's a Victoria's Secret model. Brazilian VS Angels Alessandra Ambrosio and Adriana Lima spent a week in their home…

Bagging a luxurious vacation home in Rio in August would be next to impossible thanks to the Olympics, but if anyone can do it, they're a Victoria's Secret model. Brazilian VS Angels Alessandra Ambrosio and Adriana Lima spent a week in…

Adriana Lima and Alessandra Ambrosio are not roughing it in Rio. When visiting the Summer Games, Brazilian models stay in two stunning penthouse apartments provided by Airbnb. And despite the hard work as food and cultural…

Airbnb hosted models Alessandra Ambrosio and Adriana Lima during their time at the Rio Olympics, hosting each Brazilian beauty and her family in an Ipanema penthouse of their choice. Measuring over 5,000 square feet, Alessandra's four…

The recently restored Château de Môh captures the languid luxury of the French countryside. It is lunchtime on a freezing January day when I arrive at the Château de Môh. Moments after stopping at the estate - a restored…

Hundreds of thousands of fans travel to Rio for the Olympics, but many do not check into hotels. Instead, they crash on couches and rent out rooms, even entire houses, to local residents to keep costs down. Travelers…

The recently restored Chateau de Môh captures the languid luxury of the French countryside. It's lunchtime on a cold January day when I arrive at the Chateau de Môh. Moments after arriving at the estate - a restored 15th…

Okay, so talking about Zika is everywhere. The carnival is over. And the Olympics are still a few months away. Stop there… and relax. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is still the perfect February escape thanks to long sunny days and average…

Like every four years, thousands of sports enthusiasts make a pilgrimage to the Summer Olympics. But this time, many of them will not check into hotels.Instead, they will stay in the homes of local residents.This year, for the first time,…

Given the problems plaguing the Australian team in their first week at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics - blocked toilets and bare wires who delayed their registration, trash fire who set off a fire alarm early in the morning, stolen…

Rio's favelas are still considered no-go areas by many, but a severe shortage of hotels has opened up Rio's poorer neighborhoods to Olympics tourists. Photo/rwoanA severe shortage of hotels has opened up Rio's poorest favelas to Airbnb…

Rio's favelas are still considered no-go areas by many, but a severe shortage of hotels has opened up Rio's poorer neighborhoods to Olympics tourists. Photo/rwoanA severe shortage of hotels has opened up Rio's poorest favelas to Airbnb…

PostedJuly 22, 2016More than 16,000 Floridians shared their homes with travelers through Airbnb in 2015, earning an average of $7,200.The Tampa Bay-Sarasota area ranked third in the state for hosts, with 2,300. They earned $5,900 on…

Airbnb has hired the former US Attorney General Eric Holder to help combat racism and other forms of discrimination on its short-term rental platform, the company announced on Wednesday.In a blog postCEO Brian Chesky called discrimination…

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Tired of staying in standard hotels or vacation rentals while on vacation in San Diego?How is a night in a treehouse, a weekend on a boat, or a week in the former Bing Crosby Estate?They are part of San Diego's Unique Lists on Airbnb, the…

NEW YORK (Reuters) - This year's Republican and Democratic U.S. conventions could prove what hotels have long feared: They could lose a steady bargain to Airbnb and other home-sharing services.A man walks past an Airbnb logo after a news…

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Since its founding in San Francisco in August 2008, Airbnb has developed a truly global presence. Today, the website has over 2 million listings in 191 countries around the world. Apartments and rooms are available in at least 34,000…

SAN FRANCISCO — Airbnb has won over and empowered lawmakers around the world to allow it to operate in their communities. But two cities, Airbnb's hometown of San Francisco, and New York, the service's biggest U.S. market, weren't as…

Need a little extra paste and consider cleaning that extra room in the back and renting it out? To want to rent your house while you're in California next week? Stop by and check the laws before listing this cool Red Rock themed room…

Even at $999 a night, Robert Lauby had no trouble finding renters for the 5,500-square-foot waterfront home in Tierra Verde that he listed on the popular Airbnb website. “Seriously, this was the best Airbnb experience ever!” exclaimed a…

To use industry jargon, it is the “disruptor” par excellence. Airbnb, the website that allows owners around the world renting out their spare rooms, has had a seismic impact on the travel market.Hotel chains are said to be feeling the…

Tourists planning to visit Berlin for a weekend may have to give up the hipster dream of living like a local in a spacious loft and get back into the habit of staying in an old-fashioned hotel room.Airbnb and other short-term rental…

Die and the nearby town of Luc-en-Diois were once important Roman outposts. But the Romans located their colonial capital in Vienne, in the department of Isère. The Gallo-Roman Museum, in Saint-Romain-en-Gal, located next to ruins…

BERLIN (Reuters) - A Berlin city court is due to hand down a landmark ruling on Wednesday with ramifications for home rental companies such as Airbnb when deciding whether landlords can engage in short-term rentals.A man walks past an…

Teenage actress and pop singer Zendaya stars as a spy-in-training on the Disney Channel, but it doesn't take a secret agent to find that gorgeous villa where she stayed while vacationing in Brazil's most glamorous city.Anyone can rent the…

Teenage actress and pop singer Zendaya stars as a spy-in-training on Disney Channel, but it doesn't take a secret agent to find this gorgeous villa she stayed in while on vacation in Brazil's most glamorous city.Anyone can rent the…