Tag: Airbnb
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Tips for MWC attendees
It is that time of the year again. The Mobile World Congress (MWC), the biggest technology exhibition and conference in the world, starts in Barcelona tomorrow. This weekend thousands of delegates, exhibitors, press, security and service personnel, are arriving in the Catalan capital city for the event. Some of the main activities have already started. Today, […]
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Airbnb still at odds with Barcelona City, who call its new rule for hosts “a joke”
After Barcelona City Council conducted inspections and imposed sanctions on illegal tourist rentals in the city, Airbnb responded by announcing restrictions on multiple listings in the downtown area. Map of Airbnb Listings in Barcelona (Dec. 2016) — Source: Inside Airbnb In its press release, the company said hosts located in Barcelona’s Ciutat Vella (Old City) district would only be […]
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Barcelona Facing New Housing Problems, and Airbnb
Barcelona is facing increasing pressure on its housing market, primarily in rental prices. The Mediterranean city, which last year became the third most popular European destination after Paris and London, is facing a new housing crisis. Barcelona Eixample Rents are being pushed up by lack of new housing stock, an increase in “sharing economy” rentals, […]
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An Assault on Reason: Airbnb Defeats Proposition F
Airbnb defeated Proposition F by combining mass advertising with crowd politics. It gave $8 million to political groups opposing it, then mobilized all the hosts and renters living in the city to convince their friends and neighbors. When I read the news about the way Airbnb fought and finally defeated proposition F in San Francisco […]