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Paris joins Barcelona in Airbnb crackdown: Will it mean less crowds?

Paris is one of the most popular places in Europe to rent an Airbnb, with 95,000 rentals available.

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Airbnb teases launch ‘beyond accommodation’ in 2025

The holiday letting giant is rethinking its strategy by refining properties on offer and introducing new experiences.

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Barcelona may not be allowed to ban Airbnbs under EU law

Catalonia has said they want to rid Barcelona of its 10,000 holiday lets in the next 5 years.

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Family-friendly spa hotels are hard to find but this one has it all

Head here for lazy days in the sauna, expert spa treatments and 6-course dinners.

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Bar crawls banned in Europe's party capital

This city is targeting rowdy tourists with a bar crawl ban, costume crackdowns and Airbnb restrictions.

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How Bruges is tackling its overtourism problem

Bruges is combatting tourist overcrowding with an Airbnb crackdown and cruise ship caps.

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‘It’s like a dream’: How we work online and travel at the same time

Meet the couples ‘leaving everything behind’ to travel the world with TrustedHousesitters.

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Poo-smeared lockboxes found at tourist apartments in Seville

Anti-tourism protesters in Spain are reportedly resorting to novel techniques to deter visitors.

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‘I felt unsafe’: Locals welcome Spain’s crackdown on holiday rentals

Spain is finding innovative ways to cut down on tourist apartments, even banning them completely in some places.

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How Spain’s tourism boom is taking to the seas

The past decade has seen a wave of yacht rental platforms shaking up sailing holidays - and they’re on the rise in Spain.

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Stay in a hobbit-inspired village deep in an Armenian forest

The cottages have round wooden doors painted bright colours and windows set at jaunty angles.

Business

Plans to tax Airbnb, Uber stutter

The online holiday rental service has cut a deal with Italian authorities, but a wider reform of EU tax rules is stuck

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Bedbug hoax aims to drive tourists out of Athens apartments

Fed up with holiday apartments driving up rent, locals in Athens have put up fraudulent bedbug evacuation notices.

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Why this travel blogger has started choosing hostels over Airbnbs

Some hostels are seeing 300% more bookings than in 2021.

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These are the top ski scams to watch out for this winter

Don’t be fooled by what seems like a cheap deal on accommodation or ski lessons.

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These are the biggest hotel trends in Europe for 2024

As the hospitality industry looks to invest more in services and opportunities, here’s how your hotel stay in Europe might look in 2024.

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From Croatia to France: Europe’s busiest Airbnb regions

New data shows the uneven growth of Airbnb-style stays across Europe, as places aim to become 'year round' destinations.

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Booking.com’s CEO on planning ahead and travelling sustainably

How has travel changed since the pandemic and what’s in store for the future? We spoke to Glenn Fogel to find out.

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Where in the world are Airbnb-style rentals banned or restricted?

Austria will cap the number of nights hosts can rent out their property from summer 2024.

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These European cities are cracking down on Airbnb-style rentals

Florence is the latest city to place restrictions on short-term holiday lets.