The Sun – Boozy tourists on cheap breaks with Ryanair and AirBnB are ruining historic European cities like Amsterdam
May 8, 2017 PARTY-LOVING tourists on bargain mini breaks are ruining some of Europe’s oldest cities, according to tourism experts. Tourism chiefs are warning that popular destinations like Amsterdam are suffering because the huge numbers of visitors mean locals no longer wants to live in the city centres. They are blaming low-cost airlines like Ryanair, […]
The Guardian – I was conned by a fraudster pretending to be an Airbnb host
May 8, 2017 I used the Airbnb website for the first time a month ago to look for accommodation for a family trip to Amsterdam. The first listing in the search results looked promising, and I clicked on a link to contact the “host” and inquire about availability. The ensuing email exchange led to my […]
Bloomberg – Vancouver Plans More Airbnb Limits to Ease Near-Zero Home Supply
May 5, 2017 Vancouver is preparing to impose more restrictions on Airbnb Inc. and other short-term rental operators as Canada’s priciest housing market seeks to ease its near-zero supply of homes to let. “We’re going to require a business license for anyone doing short-term rentals,” Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson said Friday in an interview at […]
New York Daily News – Trump Tower apartment owner among first two hit with Airbnb ad fines
May 7, 2017 Two Airbnb hosts — one who was renting out a Trump Tower apartment and another who listed her affordable housing co-op for $446 a night — have coughed up $1,000 each in fines under a law banning listings for short-term rentals, according to the city. “The state law prohibiting illegal rental ads […]
Australia Financial Review – ‘Airbnb took from us, we will take from them’: Accor CEO
May 4, 2017 AccorHotels global CEO Sebastien Bazin has described short-term renting platform Airbnb as a “formidable concept” in a speech to Australian hotel owners and investors. But the boss of Europe’s biggest hotel group – and the biggest accommodation operator in Australia – said he was also tapping into Airbnb territory, by acquiring a […]
Reuters – Amsterdam to require homeowners to register dates before using AirBnB
May 4, 2017 May 4 Amsterdam plans to require homeowers who want to rent out accommodation via AirBnB or a similar service to register dates with city authorities ahead of time, the latest limit set by the largest city in the Netherlands on the “sharing economy.” The city has taken several steps to regulate a […]
The Denver Post – Vail records more than 1,400 unlicensed vacation rentals
May 4, 2017 Owners who use internet services to rent out their condos, townhomes and other units for short-term rentals are supposed to get Vail business and sales tax licenses. That isn’t happening. As rent-by-owner services including Airbnb and Vacation Rentals by Owner have become common options for travelers, cities of all sizes have struggled […]
Chicago Tribune – Park Ridge aldermen reconfirm Airbnb ban
May 4, 2017 With one new alderman voting, the Park Ridge City Council on May 1 reconfirmed its earlier stance that short-term home and room rentals should remain prohibited in Park Ridge. The council voted 6-0 against a formal motion to allow short-term rentals in multi-family districts. The recommendation came from the Planning and Zoning […]
NBC New York – Man in Vicious Attack on Woman Headed to Manhattan Airbnb Has Struck Before, Police Say
May 5, 2017 A suspected serial creep attacked a 31-year-old tourist walking back to her Airbnb in Manhattan, snatching her purse and repeatedly punching her so hard her teeth out, authorities say. The woman fell to the ground, unconscious. Then, cops say, he groped her all over her body. The brutal 3 a.m. Thursday beating […]
New York Daily News – German tourist sexually assaulted, robbed in violent attack as she walked back to her Harlem Airbnb
May 5, 2017 A vicious attacker clobbered a German tourist’s face during a horrific sexual assault and robbery that occurred as the woman was on the way home to her Airbnb in Harlem, police said Friday. The 31-year-old woman was attacked on West 146th St. near Frederick Douglass Boulevard while walking home to her vacation […]