Parisian Airbnb hosts are raking it in this summer as hotels suffer

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Apartments near the Eiffel tower in Paris, France.
Apartments near the Eiffel tower in Paris, France.

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I booked an Airbnb in a Swiss village to save money while backpacking Europe for 2 weeks. It ended up being my favorite destination.

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Business Insider's reporter traveled to six European cities, and her favorite destination was a small town outside of Zurich, Switzerland.

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Airbnb host secretly recorded over 2,000 images of guests with his security camera, authorities said

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A New York City Airbnb host was shut down under the short-term rental law. He's now renting his basement illegally on Facebook and making crucial income after he was laid off.

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Row houses in Queens, New York.
Row houses in Queens, New York.

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A retired boomer moved from Florida to Panama to start life anew after her husband and son died. Everything is cheaper, she said, and life has been much calmer.

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Janet Sussman moved from Florida to Panama over a decade ago.

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The 'worst moment' of Sam Altman's OpenAI ousting happened just before midnight, Airbnb CEO said

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Airbnb's Brian Chesky was reportedly one of the first people OpenAI's Sam Altman contacted when he was fired.

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I spent thousands renovating a 2,000-square-foot home — but these 5 cheap upgrades actually made the biggest difference

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Renovating our rental home cost thousands, but some of the cheapest upgrades were the most effective.

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NYC shuttered 80% of its Airbnbs in an attempt to make housing more affordable. All that's done so far is make hotels more expensive.

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Barcelona plans to ban short-term rentals, hitting the owners of 10,000 apartments

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The Basílica de la Sagrada Família in Barcelona.
The Basílica de la Sagrada Família is one of Barcelona's most famous sites.

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A real-estate investor was fined $180,000 for running an Airbnb. He says his tenant is to blame for renting it out.

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A Las Vegas homeowner accused of running an unauthorized Airbnb for years says that his renter is to blame.

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