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Barcelona is banning Airbnbs. Other European cities have cracked down already — with some success.
Barcelona is the latest city to crack down on short-term rentals. Lisbon, Florence, and Amsterdam h…
Eliza Relman,Dan Latu
3 mins read
I booked an Airbnb 15 minutes away from home for one night. It allowed me to catch up on work without distractions.
I took a quick solo retreat to an Airbnb 15 minutes from home to work without distractions. I made …
Louisa Rogers
4 mins read
Airbnb's struggles go beyond people spending less. They're losing some travelers to hotels.
Airbnb stock tumbled after the company predicted slowing demand. Some Airbnb fans said they now fav…
Dan Latu
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An Airbnb host had to ban crypto mining after guests racked up a $1,500 electric bill
Airbnb host Ashley Class got a shockingly high utility bill, then looked back at footage that captu…
Dan Latu
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Smile for success: Airbnb hosts with smiling profile photos get more bookings, even for properties in high-crime areas!
The findings show that smiling Airbnb hosts, particularly those with higher listing uncertainties, …
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We rented our house on Airbnb for 15 years. It was so much work that we had to stop.
I started renting my home in 2007 before Airbnb existed. It's not passive, and I eventually sold th…
Dana McMahan
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A couple rents its 40-foot-tall fire tower on Airbnb for over $260 a night over 1,600 are on the waitlist for the property's 65 spots
Drive along a one-lane gravel road deep in Oregon's Umpqua National Forest, and you'll find Summit …
Amanda Adler
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I'm an Airbnb Superhost who's had over 400 guests. Here are 5 things I wish visitors knew before checking in.
I'm an Airbnb Superhost who owns two properties with lots of five-star ratings. Here's what I wish …
Katie Cline
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Airbnb hosts are bracing for an unpredictable summer
To beat the competition, short-term-rental owners are turning to direct bookings and influencer sta…
Dan Latu
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Insider Today: Airbnb hosts' cruel summer
In Saturday's edition of Insider Today, we're looking at how Airbnb hosts are facing mounting press…
Jordan Parker Erb
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Millennials transformed a rundown $115,000 church into a modern Airbnb that makes $40,000 a year. See inside.
A millennial couple bought a rundown church in a popular Minnesota vacation spot. They spent $400,0…
Maria Noyen
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Airbnb host secretly recorded over 2,000 images of guests with his security camera, authorities said
The case is just one facet of an long-running debate about the appropriateness of security cameras …
Dan Latu
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4 things an executive learned from reporting to Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky
Vlad Loktev, former VP and GM of Airbnb's core hosting business, said he learned about embracing ch…
Jaures Yip
3 mins read
I'm a boomer traveling the world. I choose to swap houses with strangers instead of staying in Airbnbs.
Dorine Olive, 60, lets strangers stay in her Florida house and is bunking with others in Turkey and…
Maria Noyen
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I booked an Airbnb in a Swiss village to save money while backpacking Europe for 2 weeks. It ended up being my favorite destination.
When BI's reporter visited Zurich, Switzerland, on a two-week backpacking trip, she booked an Airbn…
Joey Hadden
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Real-estate investors agree: Short-term rentals bring in more money but cause headaches. Here's the 'sweet spot' some are shifting to.
Short- and long-term rentals aren't the only options for landlords. There's an in-between — mid-ter…
Kathleen Elkins
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The meteoric rise — and spectacular fall — of the Queen of Airbnb
She promised investors an easy windfall. Then it all came crashing down.
Dan Latu
4 mins read
A 33-year-old man turned a Japanese farmhouse into a mountainside Airbnb retreat for $25,000 — here's how he did it
Xian Jie Lee moved to Japan to study political science and ended up staying to start an Airbnb busi…
Claire Turrell
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Parisian Airbnb hosts are raking it in this summer as hotels suffer
A surge in Airbnb listings in Paris is likely helping keep hotel prices down.
Eliza Relman
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For some wealthy travelers, fall is the new summer
Forget asking your friends where they "summer" — now, it's all about where you autumn as some trave…