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Airbnb
Airbnb is a US company and operates an online portal for renting holiday accommodation.
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No Airbnb in Barcelona? City to ban short-term rentals
To tackle an affordable housing shortage, the mayor of the popular Spanish city wants to ban tourist apartment rentals.
Airbnb: Berlin court deals blow to holiday home platform
Thousands of Berlin holiday apartments may soon be put back on the rental market, thanks to a recent court ruling.
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Italy seizes €780 million from Airbnb in tax probe
Prosecutors say the online accommodation service did not collect taxes from Italian landlords as required.
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Portugal is too expensive to live in for many people. Those who earn minimum wage are the ones that suffer most.
Europe clamps down on illegal vacation rentals
With a shortage of housing in many European cities, governments are cracking down on illegal vacation rentals.
Argentina: Airbnb strains Buenos Aires' housing market
City living is becoming unaffordable for many Argentines, who blame online rental platforms for their predicament.
Airbnb cuts all listings in China
The US-based property rental service has joined Yahoo, LinkedIn and eBay in drastically cutting its China operations.
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Prague seeks new direction as tourism reopens
Can the Czech capital avoid a return to overtourism as the sector gets back to business?
Airbnb cancels bookings ahead of US inauguration
Bookings are canceled and blocked on the site across Washington D.C. following alarming reports of planned violence.
Airbnb shares sail past IPO price in stellar debut
In the middle of the largest tourism crisis ever, travel company Airbnb began trading with a $100 billion valuation.
Overtourism in Prague: Ideas for post-pandemic times?
Has the city of Prague found a secret recipe to combat "overtourism"?
Venice in times of COVID-19: Relaxed and unique
The city has longed for visitors in this pandemic summer — but it's now also looking for alternatives to mass tourism.
AirBnB files to float public stock on Wall Street
AirBnB is set to become one of the marquee floatings of stock this year, after the company decided to go public.
Budapest moves to end party tourism
The Hungarian capital is rethinking what kind of tourism it wants in future — but many locals are still unsatisfied.
Airbnb to cut workforce by 25% amid virus lull
The company said cuts were necessary for it to survive until people start traveling again.
Airbnb bans 'party houses' after deadly shooting
The move comes after five people were killed at an "unauthorized" Halloween party at an Airbnb rental in California.
Spain: Gentrification creeps up on Barcelona
Barcelona's traditional "barrios" are losing their charm. Rents have skyrocketed, forcing out locals.
Amnesty calls for tourism ban in Israeli settlements
An Amnesty International report says travel sites are "driving settlement expansion" in Israeli settlements.
West Bank settlers sue Airbnb for delisting
Settlers claim Airbnb is unfairly targeting them, citing several other disputed territories with Airbnb listings.
Airbnb cuts listings in Israeli settlements
Palestinian groups are celebrating the move, while a furious Israel is threatening the company with legal action.
Two Australians sentenced over Airbnb killing
A guest in a Melbourne Airbnb, Ramis Jonuzi, was beaten to death over $152 of unpaid rent.
Germany's daunting urban housing market
Some critics say lack of affordable housing is a dangerous development that could have dramatic political consequences.
EU to Facebook: Comply with laws or face sanctions
The EU said it "cannot negotiate forever" with social media companies that do not adhere to its stricter consumer laws.
Cologne social housing used for vacation rentals
A house meant to "serve the people of Cologne" is secretly being used by a multinational for vacation rentals.
Airbnb axes Great Wall of China stay competition
Airbnb has cancelled a competition to win a night's stay on the Great Wall of China after an online upset.
Almost like staying with friends - Airbnb turns ten
A standout success story of the sharing economy celebrates a decade this summer.
Airbnb on collision course with EU
Airbnb has been handed an ultimatum by the European Union, who have warned them to abide by their customer rights rules.
Inside Europe: Palma bans short-term apt rentals
Palma has just become the first Spanish city to ban short-term rental of apartments through Airbnb.
Airbnb roulette in the run-up to Russia's World Cup
DW correspondent Yulia Vishnevetskaya describes her experiences advertising her apartment in Moscow on Airbnb.
Putting limits on tourism
Mallorca’s capital city, Palma de Mallorca, has just banned the renting out of apartments to tourists.
Nearly four-in-ten Germans use share economy
The shared use of cars, music, accommodation, files and more looks set to increase in Germany, a survey shows.
Berlin renters get relief via housing law measures
Officials say Berlin's rental restrictions have returned nearly 8,000 apartments to the residential market.
2017's Most Valuable Digital Startups
Uber, Airbnb or Xiaomi: which startup from the tech scene is the most valuable in the world?
Amsterdam to curb Airbnb rentals
Amsterdam announced it will impose a 30-day curb on renting out private homes via websites like Airbnb from next year.
Airbnb adds to Berlin housing squeeze
A tight housing market and more tourist rentals on Airbnb are worsening an already severe shortage of housing in Berlin.
Airbnb limits rentals in central Paris
Homesharing giant Airbnb announced that it will automatically cap rentals in central Paris to 120 nights a year.
Venice joins fight against AirBnB
AirBnB offers affordable accommodation for tourists. But what's good for holidaymakers can be tough for residents.
Trump's childhood home on Airbnb
Want to live like a Trump? Now is your chance: Donald Trump's boyhood home in Queens, New York, is on Airbnb.
Airbnb dominated by professional landlords
Holiday apartment platform Airbnb is being over-run by firms with massive turnovers, new research in Germany suggests.
Inside Europe: Are tourists taking over Barcelona?
With 30 million annual visitors to a city of 1.6 million, is Barcelona being ruined by tourism? The city has banned new hotels and declared war on Airbnb, blamed for driving up real estate prices for locals, and flooding the city with visitors. The mayor says Barcelona risks becoming a Disneyland version of itself, with too many souvenir shops and no local character. Lauren Frayer reports.
Airbnb raises $1 billion in new financing
The home-sharing site says two rounds of fresh funding over the last six months will give it "operational flexibility."
Is Snap spearheading a unicorn IPO craze?
Snapchat's parent has hit Wall Street. Other tech firms may follow suit. Here are the contenders.
Starbucks, Airbnb pledge support for migrants
US President Donald Trump's border clampdown has stirred Starbucks and Airbnb to help migrants
Spanish court annuls Airbnb fine
Airbnb's home rentals limits
London is the latest city to have reached an agreement with Airbnb on limiting the sharing of private homes.
Barcelona fines Airbnb and HomeAway
Barcelona city hall announced it would fine home rental websites Airbnb and rival HomeAway 600,000 euros each.
Barcelona fines home rental firms
Barcelona has fined homesharing sites Airbnb and Homeaway for renting out apartments without a license.
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