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Fairbnb.coop launches reservations system to aid community projects
Reading Time: < 1 minuteItaly: Ethical holiday rental site Fairbnb.coop, which promotes “authentic, fair and conscious tourism”, has launched a reservations system for travellers to stay in apartments supporting community projects. In addition, the website’s founders are pledging to donate 50 per cent of the commission it gains to social projects chosen by local residents. Speaking to The Guardian, […]
Grottole set to welcome Airbnb sabbatical volunteers
Reading Time: 2 minutesItaly: The small Italian village of Grottole is preparing to host five volunteers chosen by Airbnb to become temporary residents as part of its “Italian Sabbatical” initiative. The project, which is being staged in collaboration with the non-profit Wonder Grottole organisation, is aiming to “revitalise the village that is at risk of disappearing”. Grottole is […]
Airbnb invites four people to Italy for regeneration project
Reading Time: 2 minutesItaly: Airbnb is inviting four people to spend three months in the Italian town of Grottole with free housing and living expenses covered up to $1,000 per month. Across Italy, small mountain villages are being abandoned by younger generations as rural communities offer little in terms of professional opportunity, leaving homes empty and giving way […]
Residents evicted from homes in Florence due to vacation rental expansion
Reading Time: < 1 minuteItaly: Almost 500 people have been evicted from their homes in Florence in less than nine months as landlords are creating space for vacation rental accommodation, according to Italy’s tenant union. La Nazione reported 478 residents were evicted from their lifelong homes in the city between October 1, 2017 and June 30, 2018. The Italian […]
Vacation Rental World Summit
Reading Time: < 1 minute• October 6 – 7 • Lake Como, Italy • Website After two hugely successful in-person events in Barcelona in 2016 and Florence 2017, the Vacation Rental World Summit is back in 2018 – taking place in beautiful Lake Como, Italy. Founder Antonio Bortolotti rounds up some of the industry’s biggest names and provides invaluable […]