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Italy ban rental key boxes nationwide – what does it mean for tourists?

Hosts now have to meet guests in person rather than using remote check-ins

The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2024

Granddad fights off Rolex watch muggers in central London by swinging takeaway bags

Christopher Harris was attacked by muggers in Paddington after he bought takeaway food

Evening Standard · Dec 2, 2024

Short-Term Rentals: 10 Things to Know About Sites Like Airbnb

A successful short-term rental stay requires knowing the ins and outs of booking sites. Here's our take on Trip Advisor, Expedia, Booking.com, VRBO and Airbnb.

Kiplinger · Nov 30, 2024

Slovenian girl, 12, saves project aiming to reintroduce cicadas to New Forest

Conservationists failed to capture elusive insects this summer, so Kristina Kenda offered to step in

The Guardian - UK · Nov 23, 2024

‘Skiing, hiking and ice-fishing from the door’: readers’ favourite Nordic winter trips

Our tipsters wrap up warm and head to northern Europe, finding glacier lakes, frozen seas, snowy forests, reindeer herds and – happily – saunas and hot tubs

The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 2024

Holidaymakers scammed as ‘stargazing domes’ turn out to just be muddy field

‘I was devastated, I burst out crying’ said one traveller tricked by £99 a night pods

The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2024

Almost 90 per cent of short-term let applications refused by Edinburgh Council

Nearly 90 per cent of all planning applications to convert properties into Airbnb-style accommodation in Edinburgh have been rejected since new…

The National (Scotland) · Nov 19, 2024

Barcelona mayor defends ban on tourist flats saying ‘drastic’ action needed to cut housing costs

Jaume Collboni determined to follow through with plan that he says will return 10,000 properties to city’s residents

The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2024

Elon Musk’s new job will bring tech ‘disruption’ to the US government – and history says it won’t be pretty

On November 12, United States president-elect Donald Trump announced he would appoint Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, to lead a newly constituted Department of Government Efficiency alongside fellow tech billionaire and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. The new department will be tasked with reining in government bureaucracy, curbing government…

The Conversation · Nov 18, 2024

Airbnb's Colosseum promotion fails to entertain Roman officials

Romans are not entertained.

Fortune · Nov 18, 2024