After the stall during 2020’s pandemic, travellers have come storming back exponentially each year
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Hotspots around the world are struggling to strike the balance between growing their tourism industries and protecting locals’ pockets
As the array of homes on Airbnb grows, it faces complaints from hosts who wind up making less money
The pandemic is hastening neoliberal universities’ moves towards platform pedagogy, where lecturers become participants in the “just-in-time” gig economy and students become “clients”
An activist art collective is refusing to leave a luxury holiday home, claiming their protest is to highlight landlessness and growing inequality in Cape Town
Those for the law say it will level the playing field whereas those against say it is anticompetitive
The Cockpit Guesthouse- Ekurhuleni
Arvind Ganesan, of New York-based Human Rights Watch, called Airbnb’s retreat from the decision disappointing
Online tourism companies are adding to human rights’ violations by advertising attractions on illegally occupied land
Airbnb listed at least 139 properties in West Bank settlements between March and July
Facts about San Francisco are hidden; they are gleaned from trying to make sense of being there
A novel way for owners to get more out of their property investments, or a headache in the making?
The Art Institute of Chicago and Airbnb to enable guests to stay in its latest installation, a recreation of Van Gogh’s Bedroom in Arles painting
The homestay website has taken off in South Africa, with locals opening up their houses to visitors to make extra cash.
A veteran couchsurfer explains why he prefers to share his home with idealistic, nonpaying guests to Airbnb customers with high expectations.