"Is it me or is Airbnb no longer a realistic alternative to a hotel?!? These prices are ludicrous!!! And with all the extra fees lawd!!!" This tweet from the famous American football player Cameron ...

(Bloomberg) -- Want the lowdown on European markets? In your inbox before the open, every day. Sign up here. Airbnb Inc.’s listings in France, a major but troubled market for the U.S. home-sharing ...

Holidaymakers looking for a villa with a show-stopping additional feature can book to stay in a 'magical' French Airbnb that's like 'something out of a dream', according to tourists. The short-term ...

Some 3.9 million travellers have used Airbnb to visit France in the past year with the director of Airbnb for France claiming this contributed €2.4 billion to the French economy. But controversy ...

Marielle Terouinard, manager of the Airbnb "host club" in the department of Eure-et-Loir, is satisfied with how things are going: "Before, Parisians would show off at club meetings, now it's us! For ...

Graffiti reading "Airbnb out" in an area of Marseille that is popular with tourists. (Photo by Nicolas TUCAT / AFP) Landlords who rent properties on Airbnb in France’s second city could be obliged to ...

Airbnb has announced plans to tighten control of short-term rentals advertised on its site in several French cities including Paris by removing listings without formal registration numbers. France is ...

PARIS — As France heads out for the summer break, its mayors are turning the screw on short-term rental platforms. Within only a few weeks, a string of French cities have imposed new restrictions on ...

The home-sharing website and app Airbnb said Monday it will pay 13.5 million euros in tourist tax to cities across France. The tax was automatically collected with each booking made in 50 different ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alex Ledsom is a France-based contributor who covers travel. After reports of rowdy parties by groups of under-25s renting out ...