May 21st, 2013 at 2:30PM: Screen capture from Airbnb.com.
The outlook isn't good for those seeking cheap accommodations in New York; a judge has ruled that Airbnb is illegal in the city, CNET is reporting. The news is even worse for Nigel Warren, who leased out his rented condo through the website and now faces a $2,400 fine.
The news outlet reports that although Airbnb stepped in to defend the host, it was ruled the ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Judge Rules Airbnb Is Illegal In New York, Host Faces $2400 Fine
May 21st, 2013 at 2:30PM: Screen capture from Airbnb.com.
The outlook isn't good for those seeking cheap accommodations in New York; a judge has ruled that Airbnb is illegal in the city, CNET is reporting. The news is even worse for Nigel Warren, who leased out his rented condo through the website and now faces a $2,400 fine.
The news outlet reports that although Airbnb stepped in to defend the host, it was ruled the ...Travel App Upgrades Add Value, Reduce Frustration
May 14th, 2013 at 2:00PM: Taking the skeptical point of view on travel apps can be dangerous. But with so many apps from a variety of sources doing their rendition of the technology du jour, it is easy to dismiss the lot of them as more of the same. Sometimes though, tiny updates to existing apps can make them a valuable addition to our soft travel gear.
Travel Plans In One Place, Now With Ground Options
Subscribers to ...Half Of Airbnb's New York Listings Are Illegal
Jan 8th, 2013 at 5:00PM: The popular apartment rental site Airbnb is under fire again after skift.com revealed that thousands of Airbnb's listings for New York City are comprised of illegal residences.
In June 2010, the state of New York passed a law that banned a certain type of short term rental – stays of less than 30 days where the owner of the property is absent – but search for a place to stay in the ...Airbnb Offers Free Housing For Victims Of Hurricane Sandy
Nov 8th, 2012 at 1:00PM: Last week, thousands of residents along the East Coast had their homes destroyed or were left without electricity and heat by Hurricane Sandy. This week brought yet another injustice as a vicious Nor'easter storm bearing snow and frigid temperatures left victims scrambling for shelter. That's why we were heartened to hear about a just-announced partnership between NYC.gov and apartment rental ...Airbnb Reconsidered
Sep 22nd, 2012 at 10:00AM: From my first encounter with Airbnb I have been a fan. I've used the service and then extolled its virtues. I've been a kind of evangelist, convinced that my most hotel-obsessed friends would catch Airbnb fever if they just gave it a chance.
I've used Airbnb close to a dozen times in total. Until recently, it was difficult for me to perceive any potential weaknesses for guests within the ...Kiwi Cool: Saving Money While Traveling In New Zealand
Sep 10th, 2012 at 11:00AM:
Last month, I spent three weeks traveling through New Zealand, focusing mainly on the cities and culture. After living in Istanbul for two years, it wasn't the culture shock, the jet lag, or the seasonal switch that was hard to adjust to, it was the prices. While I knew New Zealand wasn't cheap (though their dollar is slightly weaker than ours), I was unprepared for the sticker shock. Dinner and ...Unique Accommodations: Yankee Ferry
Aug 26th, 2012 at 11:00AM:
Looking for unique accommodations in New York? How about a former Ellis Island ferryboat, re-imagined into a boho-glam five room "boatel." Yankee Ferry is the brainchild of married artist couple Victoria and Richard Mackenzie-Childs, who renovated the ferry and now rent it by the room.
The ferry was originally put into operation in 1907 and has served, by turns, as a shuttle for the ...Airbnb Nightmare: Prostitutes Use Apartment As Brothel
Aug 15th, 2012 at 7:00AM: Airbnb is suffering another public relations nightmare this week after Swedish roommates returned home from a month-long vacation to find that their home had been raided by police after being used by the renters as a brothel.
Online magazine The Kernel reports that the women in question found used condoms, pubic hair, and a note from police apologizing for raiding their home.
It gets worse. ...New Yorkers Fight Back Against Airbnb Renters
Jul 26th, 2012 at 4:00PM: While many travelers enjoy the benefits of using budget-friendly vacation rental sites like Airbnb, residents of New York are growing angrier over the service. The main reason for the unhappiness is when people use sites like Airbnb, they are supporting a sharing economy, meaning the need to make purchases is eliminated and instead people share.
So, what's the big deal? Sharing is caring, isn't ...Travel Smarter 2012: New hotel alternatives
Mar 18th, 2012 at 9:00AM:
While booking a hotel was once the standard when traveling, there are now a range of unique alternatives for every budget and preference. In 2012, it's now possible to stay in anything from an eco-friendly tree house to a tent with more amenities than a 5-star hotel. Here are some modern takes on the classic accommodation based on traveler personality:
Luxury travelers who want to get in ...10 of the world's most unique vacation rentals
Mar 13th, 2012 at 1:00PM:
Imagine sleeping in the renovated fuselage of a vintage 727 airplane in Costa Rica. Or how about feeding giraffes over the breakfast table at a castle in Kenya? These one-of-a-kind lodging experiences, and others, are available through online vacation rental websites like Airbnb, and often for less than the cost of a shoebox room in a budget hotel in downtown Manhattan.
Take, for ...How to find a last-minute room in Austin for SXSW
Mar 4th, 2012 at 10:00AM: Over the past several years, the annual South by Southwest (SXSW) Music, Film and Interactive Conference & Festival in Austin, Texas, has topped the event calendar for industry insiders, along with anyone eager to discover the Next Big Thing. This year's festival, which runs from March 9 to 18, promises to be the most intense yet, with hundreds of panels, workshops, concerts and events on the ...The ultimate guide to Carnival in Rio: planning, packing and logistics
Jan 31st, 2012 at 1:00PM:
Attending Carnival in Rio de Janeiro tops many a bucket list, and for good reason. Not only is Rio Carnaval one of the world's sexiest festivals, it's also an important cultural event for the people of Brazil. Last year, more than 4.9 million people participated in the week-long festival of parades, parties, and carousing in the streets, and the number is expected to increase yet again this ...UK's Queen renting out apartments for Olympics
Nov 15th, 2011 at 2:30PM:
Finding a place to stay for the Olympics is a challenge. Booking a room can be complicated as many entire hotels have been snapped up by the International Olympic Committee or are working on an exclusive-use deal with them.
It looks like the "We" of the growing Collaborative Age movement is taking over for the "Me" of the Industrial Age more all the time though.
Today, Queen Elizabeth ...Knocked up abroad: planning travel with a baby
Oct 25th, 2011 at 9:00AM: Let's get this out of the way: you can travel with a baby. Many new parents feel that once they have a child, their travel days are over, but many parents will tell you that the first six months are the easiest time to travel with a baby. Is it easy? Not exactly, but with enough planning and the right attitude, it's not as hard as you might think. Is it selfish? Probably, but so is most travel. ...Airbnb launches concierge services
Sep 9th, 2011 at 12:30PM: Think booking a home reservation instead of a hotel means that you'll be lacking in services? Think again. Today, Airbnb launched their new concierge service, a completely free add-on to their reservations platform, allowing 24/7 access to the site's team of research experts.
They'll be on hand to help with everything from finding dinner reservations or a new phone charger but can also help ...Airbnb launches sublets
Sep 1st, 2011 at 4:00PM: Airbnb, the company that provides a peer-to-peer accommodations marketplace, announced today that it will launch sublets. Currently, Airbnb offers only nightly or weekly bookings, but the new sublets category will enable travelers to book a home, apartment, houseboat, and scores of other types of lodging for a month - or months - at a time.
As Airbnb notes in its announcement, sublet rentals ...Airbnb users home trashed, company sorry though
Jul 28th, 2011 at 1:30PM: It sounds like a great idea where everybody wins. Rent out your spare room or whole home as a mini-hotel of sorts on the free-to-list Airbnb website or browse the Airbnb site to find reasonably priced places to stay when visiting cities all over the world. In a Craigslist sort of way, renters and owners leave comments, check each other's profiles and communicate via email in what has become a ...Airbnb: Six awesome experiences
Jun 7th, 2011 at 12:00PM: Last autumn, after having tracked the Airbnb buzz for a while, I finally took the plunge and reserved rooms through the site in Panama City and Bogotá for my two-stop December jaunt.
About a half-hour into my first pit stop, it was already clear to me that the service was a perfect fit for budget-conscious travelers. (For the record, I'm not the only Airbnb fan at Gadling. Check out my ...5 reasons you should use AirBnB
Jan 24th, 2011 at 2:00PM: I lived in New York City for over eight years. I spent many months out of those eight years traveling. With expensive rent due in each month I was away, I quickly mustered up the temerity necessary to regularly relinquish my apartment to a subletter from Craigslist. Craigslist did the trick well enough to keep me afloat and mobile all of those years in NYC, but Airbnb.com is better. At least for ...
