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‘Surprising’ study finds hotels generally cheaper than Airbnb

Consumer group Which? compares cost of thousands of hotel rooms with 300,000 one-bed listings on popular accommodation rental websites

The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2023

Study finds hotels are usually cheaper than Airbnb

Consumer group Which? compared the cost of thousands of hotel rooms with 300,000 one-bed listings on popular accommodation rental websites.

The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2023

An Airbnb, Vrbo or other rental host ghosted you. Now what?

Sometimes hosts offering to rent their vacation home, RV or car through peer-to-peer sharing sites don’t show up at the time they promised to exchange keys

The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2023

California Weighs Airbnb, Vrbo Tax for Affordable Housing

California is considering a tax on short-term rentals like those from Airbnb and Vrbo to combat the affordable housing crisis in the state.

Kiplinger · Jun 2, 2023

Missing 4-year-old girl found dead in canal while on holiday

Four-year-old Evelyn K Geer's body was found along the water edge by a canal near the holiday home her family was staying at in Port Charlotte, Florida, early on Friday morning

Daily Mirror · Jun 2, 2023

Fraudsters conned UK holidaymakers out of more than £15m in 2022

Action Fraud notes surge in number of people paying for fake flights and accommodation

The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2023

UK's best holiday homes revealed with private chefs, hot tubs and beach views

Best holiday homes in the UK for 2023 including homes in Edinburgh, Cumbria, the Cotswolds, Devon, Anglesey and Monmouthshire - as revealed in new rankings by Vrbo

Daily Mirror · May 16, 2023

Top Chef messes with our emotions

In a VRBO-sponsored cook in Kent, our cheftestants show the best of their celebratory meals for only 90 pounds

Salon · Apr 7, 2023

‘My bank did not stop £6,500 payment to holiday scammers despite my pleas’

A Briton’s nightmare over a Greek villa highlights the dangers of online bookings. We hear her story and look at how to protect yourself

The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2023

Parents sue Airbnb after fentanyl killed a 19-month-old girl at a South Florida vacation rental

ORLANDO, Fla. — It was supposed to be a peaceful Florida vacation for a couple and their five children at a lake house in Wellington, but it ended in a nightmare, a lawsuit says.

Orlando Sentinel · Mar 13, 2023