Why locals support the Airbnb crackdown
by In Spanish cities suffering from overtourism, rules have slowly been introduced to help control numbers, including limits on the number of tourist rentals. Despite this, …
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Why election fever could lead to cut-price summer holidays
When the general election was announced last month, Ruud Jansen Venneboer’s heart sank. Not for personal reasons, he says, but because of the likely effect …
It’s cowboy landlords, not British tourists, who are ruining Mallorca
Tourism chiefs say the biggest problem in the Balearics is not tourists but illegal holiday rentals – AFP/Getty Last year the Balearic government sent a …
‘Check the air freshener’ – how to spot a hidden camera in your holiday rental
‘Instances of hidden cameras in vacation rentals are rare, but incidents do happen and seem to be on the rise’ – Getty/Digital Vision Some of …