I booked budget Airbnbs in small towns while backpacking Europe and found 2 hidden-gem destinations I'd never heard of

Tech Insider : Travel, Business
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Business Insider's reporter booked Airbnbs outside major European cities and found some hidden gems in Germany and Switzerland.

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Plane tickets, Airbnbs, rental cars: AI has taken over the travel industry

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel, Business
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When I booked my vacation this year, I spent about a month tracking flights and weighing various layover scenarios, and eventually used a year's worth of hoarded credit card points plus about $280 out of pocket to get a flight in an economy seat to Croatia.

I paid $300 to spend 2 nights in an Airstream trailer for the first time. I'll never do it again in a city.

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel, Business
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Business Insider's reporter stayed in a luxury airstream trailer in Vienna while traveling by train through Europe.

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I stayed in a tiny home for the first time, and now I think I could live in one

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel, Business
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The reporter spent two nights in a tiny home Airbnb in Miami.

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I often stay in Airbnbs by myself. My top tip for solo travelers is to book for 2 people — even if it costs more.

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel, Business
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The author enjoys thee morning air and mountain views.

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A Gen Zer from the Philippines studied overseas, hustled through side gigs, and built a tiny house she now runs as an Airbnb

Tech Insider : Business, Style, Travel
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Eunice Panopio built a tiny house in the Philippines.

Eunice Panopio.

Joe Gebbia says the backlash he got from working at DOGE was depressing

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"The hate mail text messages that I got were disheartening to say the least," Joe Gebbia, who joined DOGE in February, said.

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I'm a California landlord who bought my first rental property in Greece. It went so well, I'm already looking for more.

Tech Insider : Business, Economy, Travel
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Alex Pettas bought an apartment in Athens, Greece, to use as an Airbnb.

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I spent 2 nights in a tiny home hotel in Germany. 7 things surprised me about the 2-story, 100-square-foot house.

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel, Business
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The author enjoys her stay in the European tiny home.

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CEO Brian Chesky says Airbnb is going to become an AI-first app with agents that can book trips for you

Tech Insider : Travel, Business
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Brian Chesky said he thinks all the most popular apps will be AI apps in the future.

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