A new United Nations report revealed that 158 companies, including global names such as Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia, and TripAdvisor, are operating in Israeli settlements located in the occupied West Bank. These settlements are deemed illegal under international law by the UN, though Israel continues to dispute this interpretation. The updated list includes 68 new additions […]
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France plans to close tax loophole benefiting AirBnB
PARIS, June 9 (Reuters) – France’s finance ministry is working on plans to close a tax loophole benefiting short-term furnished rentals such as AirBnB (ABNB.O), Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Friday. Many big French cities are facing housing shortages and renting flats to tourists on platforms such as AirBnB is often blamed for reducing […]
As recession looms, Airbnb CEO wants your home to make money
After years of trying to expand into other sectors, the CEO of holiday home giant Airbnb, wants to get back to the basics: helping people make money. “I had tried to create too many things at the same time,” explained Brian Chesky to AFP. “Then the pandemic occurred. We had to get back to our core business,” […]
Airbnb to offer 100,000 free beds for Ukraine refugees
New York: US vacation-rental platform Airbnb said Monday it would offer free short-term stays to up to 100,000 people fleeing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The San Francisco-based company said in a statement that its top leaders had “sent letters to leaders across Europe, starting with the leaders of Poland, Germany, Hungary, and Romania, offering support […]