The pandemic has changed everything about daily life, including the way people work and travel. More people have been working from home than ever. Similarly, people have been unable to travel during the various lockdown periods impacting national and international travel. As a result, those who can work from home might want to travel alone, …
The Great Wall of China is often considered to be one of the wonders of the modern world. It’s an incredible accomplishment in engineering and construction, and it holds a lot of cultural significance for the people of China. Airbnb recently planned to celebrate (or exploit?) the wall’s iconic nature by inviting people to enter …
Russian criminals and cyber thieves are increasingly utilizing Airbnb listings as a clever way to launder money, according to a fascinating new report from The Daily Beast. Laundering money is of course nothing new, but Airbnb provides criminals with a seemingly straightforward way to turn dirty money into seemingly clean money. The way the scheme …
Much like Uber, Airbnb has fundamentally changed the way many of us travel. Instead of being forced to choose between incredibly expensive hotels or an assortment of run-down lodging options, Airbnb has made it remarkably easy and convenient for travelers to find a nice place to stay at a reasonable price.
When it comes the cost of living, few places in the world are as expensive as New York City, a place where a tiny studio can sometimes run as high as $2,000 per month. In turn, Airbnb, not surprisingly, has become exceedingly popular service in the Big Apple. Not only is New York City a top-flight …
We’ve seen our fair share or unusual Airbnb listings, some a lot more welcoming than others, but sleeping underwater in a giant fish tank that houses no less than 35 sharks is an extraordinary feat that deserves some recognition. This marks the world’s first underwater Airbnb in Paris, where a giant 360-degree glass wall is …
You would think that the most popular Airbnb rentals would be luxurious homes along beautiful beaches or penthouses located in the hearts of the world’s greatest cities. However, it turns out you’d be wrong: The hottest Airbnb rental is actually a tiny cabin located in the woods of Northern California.
As winter marches on, it’s hard not to daydream of warmer weather and sunny locales. Those daydreams inevitably take you down a path of theoretical vacation planning, which will probably eventually lead to Airbnb. There are thousands and thousands of listings to scroll through once you begin exploring Airbnb, but rather than spend the rest of …
We’ve seen quirkier Airbnb listings before, but a new ‘Netflix and Chill’ themed apartment in New York City might be the most interesting take on apartment rentals we’ve seen yet. What began as something of an art project has apparently turned into a bizarre money-making venture. And it can be all yours for just $400 …
Airbnb was recently hit with a lawsuit after a couple who were renting an apartment in Irvine, California discovered that the owner had placed a hidden video camera – with a wide-angle lens, no less – behind a bookshelf in the living room. As if that weren’t frightening enough, the video camera was allegedly quite advanced; not …
