Hoaxers in Greece are telling tourists to evacuate their holiday rentals or pay a $540 fine amid a housing crisis in Athens

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A view of the Parthenon from apartments in Athens.
A view of the Parthenon from apartments in Athens, 2018.

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An Airbnb host's son secretly filmed a guest in the shower, then tried to blackmail her into sending him a sex video: prosecutors

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The shadow of a hand holding a key in front of a group of Airbnb logos.
The 51-year-old man was sentenced to prison time for stalking a former guest in his mother's Airbnb.

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Airbnb hosts both love and loathe Christmas as they try to make as much money as possible: 'It's something we count on for the winter months'

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Christmas tree fully decorated with a log cabin fire on a TV screen
Melinda Johnson, who runs 29 Airbnbs in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee, decks their halls for the competitive holiday season.

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'Venice has been lost, but we can still save Florence:' Italy's fight against Airbnb

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An aerial view of the Arno River in Florence, Italy.
Around 30% of homes in Florence, Italy's historic city center are on Airbnb/

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PITCH-DECK LIBRARY: Search over 1100 pitch decks that startups including Uber, Postmates, and Airbnb used to raise millions

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pitchdeck database 2x1

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Japan has a glut of 8.5 million akiya, empty 'ghost houses' left to rot. Now Airbnb wants to fill them with tourists.

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Old Japanese house and garden in Genemongama factory, Kyushu region, Arita, Japan on August 23, 2023 in Arita, Japan.
Old Japanese house and garden in Genemongama factory, Kyushu region, Arita, Japan on August 23, 2023 in Arita, Japan.

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What Is Wifi Calling and How to Enable It on Your Phone

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The traditional way to make a cellphone call is for your handset to ping whichever base station you’re closest to, with your voice and the voice of the person you’re speaking to flying through the air via radio waves. However, there might be times when the signal between your phone and the base station is weak, or…

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I'm an Airbnb host who gives my guests no chores. I bring in up to $2,000 a month just renting my NYC-area apartment on weekends.

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Christina Kochis' Jersey City apartment with blue and white furniture and a gold-accented gallery wall
Christina Kochis' Jersey City apartment

Christina Kochis

A town that became 'one giant Airbnb' is now facing a reckoning

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Two cabins in Hochatown sit on the edge of Broken Bow Lake
Hochatown, Oklahoma.

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A woman transformed a 130-acre property in New York into an organic farm complete with a cozy yurt. Now it's on the market for just over $2 million — take a look.

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The biodynamic property is on sale for just over $2 million.
The biodynamic property is on sale for just over $2 million.

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