November 2020

Photo: istockphoto.comCOVID-19 has had a huge impact on the travel industry in 2020, and while a vaccine may be on the horizon, travel will inevitably still be different in 2021. Vacation rental company Airbnb has commissioned an…

Up to 70% of suspected illegal Airbnb-style vacation rentals in Dublin City have returned to the full-time rental market since the start of the pandemic, according to new figures from Dublin City…

Over £ 50,000 was raised for charity at a Scottish Music Awards event held virtually from Glasgow. The Specsavers Scottish Music Awards raised funds for Nordoff Robbins, a music therapy charity for people affected by life-limiting illness,…

Twenty-nine people have been charged with violating COVID-19 regulations after Peel police attended an Airbnb party in Mississauga.Police believe around 60 people were at the party, but according to one Tweeter from Peel's deputy chief of…

TORONTO - Police disrupted a house party in Mississauga on Sunday that resulted in fines of more than $ 47,000 being imposed on some of those present. The event took place at a short-term Airbnb rental unit in the Ninth…

Inside Shah Rukh and Gauri Khan's house in South Delhi, it's now…

Amsterdam's red light district during spring lockdown. Credit: Alex Nicholls-LeeA tax on day trippers, a discount card for residents and a total ban on vacation rentals through agencies such as Airbnb are some of the ideas developed by…

New legislation on short-term rentals will allow the board to control the number of Airbnbs in Edinburgh, the leader said. Pic Lisa FergusonThe Scottish government announced plans for a new licensing system and zones of control earlier…

Whether you are looking to take off for a city break or dream of basking in the sun on a distant beach, every vacationer has one thing in mind: when will it be safe to travel? With a coronavirus vaccine expected by…

In order to prevent massive tourist crowds from returning to Amsterdam after the Covid-19 pandemic, the Dutch capital's visitor economy needs to be completely restructured in the coming years, according to Amsterdam & Partners, the…

As Airbnb prepares to sell billions of dollars in shares, the hosting giant has explained the wide range of risks it faces: from search engines to angry mayors to earthquakes. .Since the peer-to-peer platform was founded in San Francisco in…

United States: In its recent S-1 filing for an IPO, Airbnb declared an interest in a number of emerging technologies, including tokenization, cryptocurrencies and blockchain. Previously, the company had not made a commitment to add…

Airbnb and Expedia Group will help the city crack down on illegal short-term vacation rentals under a deal announced Tuesday by Mayor Kirk Caldwell and the two online platform giants. The deal is expected to make it easier for the city to…

General view of Piazza Del Duomo during the new confinement in the red zone of Lombardy imposed by the Italian ... Government against the coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19) on November 10, 2020 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by…

Many vacation companies and airlines are participating in Black Friday 2020, offering discounts on travel and flights for the coming year. Starting Friday, November 27, participating tour operators across the UK and beyond will reduce…

With non-essential travel banned throughout British Columbia, tourists are urged to stay off the West Coast, but at least one Airbnb host is offering conflicting messages. A woman from Victoria told the Western News Sunday that…

VANCOUVER - A new analysis of short-term rentals in Vancouver has concluded that there are more hosts who appear to be breaking Vancouver city rules than they follow - although the numbers are disputed by one of the biggest…

“We are in a housing crisis even before the pandemic, and now it's on steroids,” said KT Tobin, deputy mayor of New Paltz. This city is considering a short-term rental law that favors community members looking to…

MONTREAL - The popular homestays website Airbnb on Monday announced a crackdown on listings in the city of Montreal for places that have been used as "party houses." More than 45 ads in the city have been suspended or…

Richard Foster insists there is no one in the league who can stop the Rangers in the title race. The former Ibrox defender has been blown away by the form of his former team and believes they are the team to beat in the Premiership this…

WARSAW — A day after the US presidential election on November 3, right-wing Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa became the first and only world leader to publicly declare that Donald Trump won. Since then, he has been busy…

Why cities demand a greater voice in housing policies - Municipalize Europe Debate, Report # 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWEEkgY2ico Lucia Martín, Barcelona city councilor and former housing activist, kicked off the session by…

Question: I was planning a bachelorette party in Los Angeles for 14 women. A few days before our trip, the Airbnb property that we had booked two and a half months in advance was canceled due to water line issues. I did not have a…

“People are looking at many different ways to book. Regulators don't understand that over half of hoteliers' business comes directly to them, and they have the means, through very easy-to-use technology, to distribute their rooms to many…

If you fancy a trip this year, you might not have to travel as far as you thought to have a truly unique experience. Believe it or not, Lancashire is home to some of the strangest, wildest and most wonderful hotels and Airbnbs in the…

COPENHAGEN, Denmark: As Europe braces for a constant influx of Afghan refugees fleeing the return of the Taliban and economic chaos, a recent shift in political rhetoric indicates Scandinavian countries are less…

Sean Joyce, a former deputy director of the FBI, abruptly resigned his executive position at Airbnb a year ago, after just six months on the job.The former Airbnb trust director reportedly resigned last year over concerns over the…

The race to scale is not always won by the companies that dominate the largest markets.Why is this important: DoorDash and Airbnb both filed for release this week, endorsing the thesis that for real-world companies, the road to…

The weather is spinning and fast which means we are dreaming of summer days at the beach, desert air and cocktails on a damp porch. But just because the sun is setting earlier in the day and temperatures are dropping where you live,…

Managing daily life in Venice is a challenge for the locals. Provided by Maria Alice Ferigo I got a first glimpse of what life in Venice was really like just a few weeks after moving there. At the time, I was a 19 year old college…