TUI has pushed back against Airbnb’s recent claims that hotels are primarily responsible for over-tourism. Read on for more ...

Protests may be returning this summer, but so are new ideas to make travel more sustainable, from smart tech to visitor taxes ...

Brandishing water pistols, flares, and firecrackers, activists in Barcelona led continent-wide protests on Sunday against ...

Spain addresses the impact of overtourism on affordable housing, including removing 65,000 Airbnb listings and introducing a 100% tax on foreign property buyers. By Alex Ledsom , Senior Contributor.

A new law has been put into place banning Airbnb self-check-ins across Italy in a move to put a stop to the overwhelming number of tourists that have converged upon the country since the pandemic ...

Italy loses latest court battle to clear Airbnb lockboxes from streets. ... It was welcomed by campaigners against overtourism, who saw the key boxes as unsightly additions to street entrances.

Video reports, an animated explainer series and live debate ... Norway to introduce tourist tax amid record visitor numbers and overtourism ... Spain orders removal of more than 65,000 Airbnb ...

As Rome marks its Jubilee year, the anticipated wave of pilgrims and short-term rental profits has yet to arrive, leaving ...

Spain has been the focus of much of the overtourism debate over the last two years, ... Already this year, it has called for the removal of nearly 66,000 unregulated Airbnb listings and ...

Airbnb has launched its new Airbnb Experiences and Services, plus Airbnb Originals you can book online with Megan Thee Stallion and Chance the Rapper. Airbnb Launches New Experiences, Originals ...

Is overtourism fueling the climate crisis? Emissions from tourism increased by 65% between 1995 and 2019. Today it is today responsible for 8% to 10% of all global greenhouse gas emissions.

Signs at demonstrations with slogans such as “Get Airbnb out of our neighborhoods” point to the growing anger ... The Independent has always been committed to challenge and debate. It launched in 1986 ...