November 2019

By Sunday, all Boston short-term rental listings on Airbnb must display a registration number or those listings will be removed. On Friday, Boston officials reported registrations had been issued to 729 properties.…

An unassuming beige building on Center Street in Pointe-Saint-Charles was deemed unsafe for human habitation by the city, but until recently you could still rent an indoor unit for $ 33 per night on Airbnb. In February 2018, the City of…

As of this week, around 700 people had been approved as hosts, under rules allowing short-term rentals of guest rooms, owner-occupied units for up to 90 nights a year and additional units in owner-occupied two- and three-family dwellings.…

A 19-year-old who was gunned down at a Toronto "mansion party" at an Airbnb rental is now suing the alleged company, owner and organizers of the event. “It was like someone had just stabbed me something,” said Sean McCann, recalling the…

Ramsey County JailA woman's birthday party in St. Paul resulted in the death of a man she shot while allegedly playing with two handguns.Crystal's Markeia Carlvin celebrated her 20th birthday with a party at an Airbnb property she rented on…

French entrepreneur Aziza Chaouachi was a broke student studying to become a lawyer when she first tried to rent out her Paris apartment for the weekend. She said there was no room for her on Airbnb. “I went on Airbnb but my…

(WSVN) - A South Florida couple have moved to an upscale neighborhood in Fort Lauderdale to rest and relax. Instead, they were greeted by a loud crowd at a house across the street. Kevin Ozebek from 7 investigation.As…

THE CEO of Airbnb has pledged to crack down on so-called "party houses" - as rallies continue at a huge Sandbanks property reportedly leased by deer and chickens. Brian Chesky, who heads the US online hosting market,…

Rarely does an Olympic sponsorship go hand in hand with a call for class warfare. But with the announcement On November 18, Airbnb will become a Global Olympic Partner, that is precisely what happened.Thomas Bach, the President of the…

SAN DIEGO - Some downtown San Diego hotels used as long-term rentals by people who might otherwise be homeless are advertised on the Airbnb rental site. This prompts authorities to question whether this practice reduces the number of…

A hostel-style Airbnb listing in Vancouver. Airbnb.com screenshot Recently, City of Vancouver staff presented the results of their first year of short-term rental regulations to City Council. A hostel-style Airbnb listing in…

French hoteliers are protesting against the new partnership between the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Airbnb, which they consider unfair. IOC President Thomas Bach (left) and Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia announce…

"Jimmy was a very active human rights warrior here in County Worcester" BERLIN - The community this week mourns the death of famous social activist and former politician James Lee Purnell Jr. Purnell, Worcester…

IOC President Thomas Bach (left) announced the deal at a press conference in London with Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia…

After nearly two years in limbo, new rules governing Airbnb and other short-term rentals in Toronto have finally been approved, marking a big win for renters. On Monday, Nov. 19, the province's Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT)…

Stricter rules governing Airbnbs and other short-term rentals in Toronto are coming in the wake of a Local Planning and Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) ruling - here's what you need to know. In December 2017, Toronto City Council approved changes…

<!-- Photo: Reisefreiheit_eu / PixabayAccording to the study, only around 20% of apartments rented through colocation platforms involve a paying visitor actually staying with the owner. The remaining…

Almost 8 million people visited the Czech capital of Prague last year, making it one of the most visited cities in Europe. Many visitors walk around the Old Town and take photos in the Old Town Square. Prague got rich thanks to the…

Airbnb is under new pressure on both sides of the Atlantic, with Toronto winning a big victory over the proliferation of "ghost hotels" and Paris denouncing a "risky" deal between the Olympic committee and the short-term rental…

PARIS-Agence France-Presse Airbnb has become a major partner of the Olympics in a nine-year deal announced on November 18, which drew heavy criticism from Paris, host of the 2024 Summer Games. In the deal…

For remote workers in the Philadelphia area who want to pull out a festive sweater and chat over a punch bowl for a few hours, we have good news: two local tech leaders have come together to throw a Christmas party just to you next…

A provincial court has ruled in favor of Toronto's plans to impose stricter rules on the city's short-term rental market. The Local Planning and Appeals Tribunal (LPAT) issued its decision on Monday, nearly two years after the city first…

The International Olympic Committee encourages current and former Olympic athletes to sell their personal experiences and access to their training programs to fans through Airbnb.Speaking at a press conference in London to announce Airbnb's…

LONDON (Reuters) - Short-term home rental company Airbnb Inc has joined the ranks of major Olympic Games sponsors with a nine-year contract to help provide accommodation for the world's biggest sporting event and cut costs for host…

Airbnb has signed a nine-year sponsorship agreement with the International Olympic Committee (IOC).The deal comes in time for next year's Tokyo 2020 games and will cover four more games in Beijing, Paris,…

Airbnb has signed a $ 500 million deal to sponsor the Olympics until 2028, as the accommodation booking platform targets the world's largest sporting event. On Monday, the San Francisco-based company announced that it had joined a list of…

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be out of date. Please look at the timestamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ORINDA, Calif. — Some of the suspects and victims of a fatal…

As Airbnb's platform spreads across the globe, it has become a jackpot destination for rampaging scammers. The popular host…

Democrats who want municipalities to crack down on troublesome short-term vacation rentals in Arizona submitted the first legislative session bill of 2020 on Friday, which would repeal protections for those rentals.Homes rented from online…

By Jan Lopatka, Robert MullerPRAGUE (Reuters) - The view from Pavel Kacirek's apartment of Prague's majestic Old Town Square should make it the dream home, but hordes of tourists and crowded streets make it no longer so .As the Czechs…