France moves to tax the ‘sharing economy’
February 9, 2016
Airbnb, BlaBlaCar, Drivy and other ride and home-sharing companies have been spreading in France, often with very little regulation and, perhaps more to the point,
Airbnb, BlaBlaCar, Drivy and other ride and home-sharing companies have been spreading in France, often with very little regulation and, perhaps more to the point,
TripAdvisor is expanding its Instant Booking feature to 9 more counties with English-language websites, and plans to extend it worldwide.
Hilton Worldwide is launching a new brand, Tru, which is aimed at the $75-90 a night economy and midscale market now occupied by chains such
A unique chain of boutique hotels re-imagines its lobbies as galleries for contemporary art, and as a way to preserve significant buildings.
A series of seven forts built at sea to fend off a Nazi invasion have been proposed as a setting for a luxury hotel by a design firm trying to lure investment and a developer. The forts are off the coast near Whitstable, and can only be reached by sea or helicopter. The forts, called the Maunsell forts after their designer. have been out of service since 1956, and an eighth one in the group was removed as a shipping hazard. It appears that technically the forts are ownerless, but they are…
The recent terror attacks in Paris apparently haven’t put off its lure for visitors; Airbnb reports it’s the top New Year holiday booking in Europe,
Starwood Hotels, parent of such brands as Sheraton, Westin, Four Points, W, Le Meridien and more has agreed to be acquired by Marriott for $12.2
Sunday morning it is quiet in Willemstad; so different from earlier in the week when I walked along busy streets, admiring the island’s Dutch architecture and interacting with local merchants. My lodging is in the neighborhood of…
Booking.com’s Amsterdam headquarters Booking.com has just passed a milestone: It booked its one-billionth guest since its start nearly 20 years ago. The site was founded in 1996 in Entschiede in the Netherlands, and is now one of the key…
Paris is about to get perhaps its most unusual hotel, floating in the Seine near the Quai d’Austerlitz in the eastern part of the city. Built in Normandy almost as if it were a ship, it will be towed into place within the next few weeks. The…
Airbnb, BlaBlaCar, Drivy and other ride and home-sharing companies have been spreading in France, often with very little regulation and,
TripAdvisor is expanding its Instant Booking feature to 9 more counties with English-language websites, and plans to extend it worldwide.
Hilton Worldwide is launching a new brand, Tru, which is aimed at the $75-90 a night economy and midscale market
A unique chain of boutique hotels re-imagines its lobbies as galleries for contemporary art, and as a way to preserve significant buildings.
A series of seven forts built at sea to fend off a Nazi invasion have been proposed as a setting for a luxury hotel by a design firm trying to lure investment and a developer. The forts are off the coast near Whitstable, and can only be reached by sea or helicopter. The forts, called the Maunsell forts after their designer. have been out of service since 1956, and an eighth one in the group was removed as a shipping hazard. It appears that technically the forts are ownerless, but they are…
The recent terror attacks in Paris apparently haven’t put off its lure for visitors; Airbnb reports it’s the top New
Starwood Hotels, parent of such brands as Sheraton, Westin, Four Points, W, Le Meridien and more has agreed to be
Sunday morning it is quiet in Willemstad; so different from earlier in the week when I walked along busy streets, admiring the island’s Dutch architecture and interacting with local merchants. My lodging is in the neighborhood of…
Booking.com’s Amsterdam headquarters Booking.com has just passed a milestone: It booked its one-billionth guest since its start nearly 20 years ago. The site was founded in 1996 in Entschiede in the Netherlands, and is now one of the key…
Paris is about to get perhaps its most unusual hotel, floating in the Seine near the Quai d’Austerlitz in the eastern part of the city. Built in Normandy almost as if it were a ship, it will be towed into place within the next few weeks. The…