October 2019

Councilors closed an Old Town apartment operating illegally as an Airbnb - while an application for a short-term rental to be set up in Dalry was denied planning permission. Owners of a flat in West Bow, around the corner from the…

PHOENIX - A female Phoenix was one of five people chosen to participate in a research project in Antarctica this winter. Airbnb, the sponsor of the project, announced Wednesday that Tynthia, 35, had been selected…

Famous for its scenic Unesco-protected Canal Ring, world-class galleries, ultra-liberal nightlife, and having more bikes than locals, Amsterdam is a city where you can spend just about anything. the types of vacations you love. There are…

Netherlands: Amsterdam-based attraction booking start-up Tiqets has raised $ 60 million in an Airbnb-led Series C round as the company seeks to grow its platform and business interests more wide. Tiqets says it has already sold millions…

Los Angeles could ease one of the main restrictions in its new rules cracking down on Airbnb-style rentals, allowing people to accommodate travelers in certain units covered by the Rent Stabilization Order.The Rent Stabilization Ordinance,…

Although Airbnb has become an incredibly popular company, both for people traveling to a new place and for people who want to…

Researchers believe that there are 1.1 million victims of trafficking in human beings in Europe. According to the UN almost a third of the victims of human trafficking in the world are children. Cases of forced crime, prostitution and…

Based in Amsterdam Tagsthe ticket booking platform for museums and other cultural attractions, announced a $60 million Series C funding round, led by Airbnb with backing from previous investors HPE Growth Capital and Investment. The Dutch…

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky. A new municipal law would limit the posting of so-called grandma apartments on the short-term rental platform. (Credit: Getty Images and iStock) Los Angeles' short-term rental law comes into effect on Friday,…

Airbnb is best known as the place where you go to find a place to stay that is not a hotel. Now he has invested in a startup that shows his greatest ambition to be a premier destination for experiences. Tiqets, an Amsterdam startup…

Despite strenuous efforts by local authorities to restrict short-term rentals, a new report shows Miami Beach is Airbnb's per capita champion in the entire United States. According to a study by the financial consultancy firm IPX…

Airbnb has led a $ 60 million investment round in Tiqets, a signal that the home-sharing giant realizes that unique experiences only meet the needs of a limited segment of travelers and locals. With the Series C round of funding, backed by…

The Scottish government is set to back a crackdown on short-term apartment rentals in Edinburgh after a consultation showed the true extent of the problem. Over 1,000 individuals, businesses and corporations participated in the independent…

Scottish ministers are preparing to crack down on short-term rentals such as Airbnb after a consultation found support for tighter regulations. It came as independent research highlighted major concerns about the…

Several inquiries have been carried out in Leeds after council tenants were found to be potentially renting out their homes on Airbnb. Leeds City Council has carried out four inquiries in the past three years after reports of tenants…

Sheila Dillon, Boston's chief housing officer and director of neighborhood development, said she expects a flood of apartments to hit the market in December when the city bans the use of residential units. 'investors like short-term…

Worldwide: Listings of entire homes and apartments on Airbnb have started appearing in Google's alternative accommodation feature, as the search platform seeks to increase visibility of vacation rentals on its site Web. Skift reported…

When you stay at an Airbnb, you have different expectations as a guest than if you stayed in a hotel. Since you often share…

Boston's housing chief expects 'thousands' of apartments to suddenly hit the market in December when short-term rental regulations go into full effect, prohibiting people from listing apartment buildings for sale. placement on Airbnb. “We…

Skift take In online travel, everything is tactical and not necessarily permanent. But for now, at least, those coveted Airbnb ads are showing up on Google's vacation rental pages in some European cities. This could have big…

Airbnb is arguably one of the best ways to find accommodation while on vacation. You can choose based on opinions and your personal interests, and many are much more accommodating than any hotel room. It can be difficult trying to find…

The Boston Latin Academy received a $1 million donation from Airbnb alumnus and co-founder Nathan Blecharczyk, who visited the school on Monday as part of Boston Public Schools STEM Week. The money will go towards new computer labs and an…

Airbnb co-founder Nathan Blecharczyk dodged questions after donating $1 million to Boston Latin Academy on Monday at a time when his industry faces tough regulations in the city that could affect the results of his business. Local…

Thanks to a loan offered by GSB, an Airbnb host was able to develop his homestay business by…

If Paris' Ile Saint-Louis is good enough for former French President Georges Pompidou, then it's good enough for me.It is the smaller of two natural islands in the Seine - the other being the Ile de la Cité adjacent to Notre-Dame - and has…

Owners of non-resident Airbnb-style properties – facing a Dec. 1 deadline that could close them – are pushing the zoning appeal board to reclassify their buildings as “boutique hotels” or “executive suites” and face to tired neighbors.…

France is Airbnb's second-largest market after the United States, but the sharing platform is under increasing pressure to verify that owners are renting apartments according to the law, especially in Paris. Today, for the first time, the…

Call three friends, hop in the candy pink Jeep and hop down the Pacific Coast Highway. The Barbie Malibu Dreamhouse is available for rental. Call three friends, hop in the candy pink Jeep and hop down the Pacific Coast…

(CNN) – Call three friends, hop in the candy pink Jeep and hop onto the Pacific Coast Highway. The Barbie Malibu Dreamhouse is available for rental.It's beachy and dreamy, and it's very, very pink.Even better? It's only…

Imagine buying a house, then watching an investor take over the property next door and put it up for rent on a short-term rental website like Airbnb. New neighbors arrive every week, throwing parties, loud music, and…