Anti-Airbnb campaign launched for Nakba Day

Reading Time: 2 minutesIsrael: A global coalition has launched a campaign against Airbnb for the reversal of its decision to delist properties in settlements in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem. In April, Airbnb confirmed it would not delist the settlements as was previously anticipated when it announced in November that it would remove around 200 listings in […]
Indian alternative accommodation market on the rise

Reading Time: 3 minutesIndia: Online travel platform Booking.com has reported that India has surged in popularity as one of its fastest growing markets for alternative accommodations. The Amsterdam-based company has over 880,000 listings in India, of which about 140,000 are considered ‘alternative accommodation’, such as homestays, apartments, villas, BnBs, cabins, boats and treehouses. Hotspots such as Kerala, Karnataka […]