December 2017

As the world's population grows, so does the demand for land. One consequence is that setting aside large tracts to protect endangered species and carbon-rich forests is increasingly expensive.Enter the Airbnb business model. Although not…

Tourism boards often find themselves in a complicated position when it comes to Airbnb, and they've talked less about the sharing economy than about the hotel industry. Supporting a platform like Airbnb would in many cases attract the…

France LimousinThis old school offers a lesson in renovation with its large spaces, generous views over the countryside and traditional touches such as exposed beams and stone walls. It is close to…

Photo: Depositphotos.comNearly 5,000 apartments, houses and houseboats in Amsterdam are permanently rented out to tourists and another 1,000 owners break other rules, such as allowing more than four people at a time, Find reported…

This story has been updated.Amsterdam officials have a New Year's resolution they seem to want to stick to: Crack down on the estimated 6,000 Airbnb rentals in the city that allegedly violate local rules.Two separate sets of data based on…

Edmonton is quickly becoming a go-to destination for short-term vacation rentals, according to rankings from online marketplace juggernaut Airbnb. The capital of Alberta was among the top three "trending destinations" in Airbnb's annual…

Airbnb logo displayed on a computer screen (Photo: Lionel Bonaventure/AFP/Getty Images) As travelers plan getaways for 2018, Airbnb analyzed customer booking data for the first half of 2018 to reveal the…

You might be surprised by what Airbnb's data predicts.HelloRF ZcoolThe travel industry has been profoundly changed over the past 20 years. Travel agencies, for the most part, have given way to travel websites. Hotels may still be the most…

Police believe a gang of youngsters in the far west of Melbourne could be responsible for the rampage of an Airbnb property in Werribee, after three other properties rented on online booking sites were damaged this month.Walls and furniture…

Thinking of listing your spare bedroom or entire home in Minneapolis or St. Paul as an Airbnb rental during the Super Bowl?To do this legally, you may need to adhere to new rules. In October, Minneapolis and St. Paul joined a…

Starting at $ 175 per night, airbnb.com7. As director of Workplace—A New York-based design firm known for hospitality projects like the Wythe Hotel in Brooklyn and the Rivertown Lodge in Hudson — Robert Highsmith knows a thing or two about…

A divided city council failed on Tuesday to reach agreement on the long-debated issue of regulating short-term rentals, leaving in limbo an issue that has plagued elected officials for nearly three years.Multiple proposals, some more…

A beachfront vacation property in Mission Beach / Image via Shutterstock City Council this week is set to make a decision — perhaps final, perhaps anything but — on the fate of Airbnb-style short-term vacation rentals. The debate…

Berlin has acknowledged the failure of its efforts to tackle the housing shortage by cracking down on vacation rentals through the online portal Airbnb.…

City of Paris officials told AFP that they asked Airbnb and competing platforms to comply with the new regulations. The mayor's office reported around 1,000 apartments that are not registered with the city. Since December 1, you must…

The City of Love has lost all love for Airbnb.Paris threatens to sue roommate company Airbnb if it does not remove hundreds of listings for apartments whose owners have not registered with local authorities, AFP Reports:Deputy Mayor Anne…

BOURNEMOUTH has been named the second trending destination in the world by AirBnB. The home rental site says holidaymakers are flocking to the British resort town in its 2018 Travel Trends report. 2 Bournemouth has been named the second…

Signs in Crown Point protest against the proliferation of short-term vacation rentals. /Photo by Dustin Michelson This post has been updated. Owners of nearly 9,000 homes in the city of San Diego are renting them out to…

Signs at Crown Point protest the proliferation of short-term vacation rentals. / Photo by Dustin Michelson This post has been updated. The owners of nearly 9,000 homes in the city of San Diego are renting them out to visitors,…

More than 7,400 complete strangers from around the world have come together to buy a historic French castle in order to save it from ruin or being razed by developers.In what the organizers say, this is the first project of its kind in the…

AirbnbFinding a hotel or rental house usually depends on where you are going. You are going to San Francisco to visit friends, so you are looking for a hotel in the area. The road less traveled - outside of Disney World or Las Vegas - is…

Hosts in the French capital must now apply for an official registration number in order to rent their private accommodation via Airbnb or other Internet platforms such as Homelidays or Abritel. In addition, they are limited to renting…

Berlin's Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg district is one of the most popular areas of the German capital today, with restaurants and bars lining its busy streets that often lead to the city's most famous sites to visit. Who is surprised that an…

"Architects have to work to improve and sometimes save lives," declares proud professor Edward Ng of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, whose faculty design, the home of the Guangming Village earthquake, won the World Building of the Year…