City of Thunder Bay issues reminder about municipal accommodation tax to short-term rental operators
The City of Thunder Bay is reminding operators of short-term rentals like Airbnbs about the need to collect and remit a five per cent municipal accommodation tax for all stays of less than 30 days.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/municipal-accomodation-tax-thunder-bay-9.7227411?cmp=rss

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by independent journalist @violetblue

- #Microsoft gets hit with infosec backlash for threatening researchers (who promise revenge)

- @adafruit blog goes dark after disclosure threats

- #Github #Copilot disaster makes the Titanic look like a bathtub toy

- #Huawei thanks the US for changing the chip market in their favor

- #Instagram accounts hijacked via helpful #Meta #AI support bots

- @timnitGebru was right

- #MyPillow denies being hacked two days before hackers leak thousands of internal files

- An #SF housecleaning bot startup is wrecking #Airbnbs

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#Tech startup allegedly trashing #SF #Airbnbs in 24hr shifts to secretly test clumsy #cyborg #robots was founded by two #dude bros behind gamer streamer #Twitch and robo car startup #Cruise

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/06/allegedly-trashing-airbnbs-to-test-robots-puts-startup-in-legal-trouble/

@keithedwards.bsky.social reacts to the #NewYorkMagazine profile on #NancyMace, breaking down the bizarre allegations that the #SouthCarolina congresswoman forced staffers to clean her #AirBnBs and actively boost her "hotness rankings" on #Reddit while spiraling. youtu.be/aZvFLvHAaFo?...

This is going mega viral..
This is going mega viral..

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[17:03] Government’s long awaited clampdown on Airbnbs and short-term lets faces another delay

The Government’s long awaited clampdown on Airbnbs and other short-term lets have been hit with yet another delay.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/governments-long-awaited-clampdown-on-airbnbs-and-short-term-lets-faces-another-delay/a2022724438.html

#Airbnbs

Government’s long awaited clampdown on Airbnbs and short-term lets faces another delay

The Government’s long awaited clampdown on Airbnbs and other short-term lets have been hit with yet another delay.

Irish Independent
Tennessee Airbnbs donde Taylor Swift y Dolly Parton grabaron su música – ButterWord

Dark Horse Estate, un estudio de impresión privado en Tennessee, es el hogar de tres Airbnbs, y ha organizado leyendas musicales como Taylor Swift, Dolly Parton y Shawn Mendes. Los alojamientos van desde la mansión, una mansión en expansión que duerme 16 y la casa de enlace y una casa de puta más modestas. Los […]

ButterWord

Empty Airbnbs to be used to house domestic abuse survivors free of charge | The Independent

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/airbnb-domestic-abuse-womens-aid-b2633516.html

#AirBNBs
#DomesticAbuse

Empty Airbnbs to be used to house domestic abuse survivors free of charge

Domestic abuse charity warns of ‘chronic shortage of refuge spaces for women and children’ escaping abusers

The Independent
#Airbnbs statt Wohnungen – wie andere Metropolen leidet auch #Barcelona unter #Overtourism. Bisherige Strategien konnten den Touristïnnenansturm nicht eindämmen. Warum lässt sich die Branche so schlecht regulieren? @lajuliabcn hat nachgefragt: #Tourismus https://www.riffreporter.de/de/international/overtourism-barcelona-regulierung-interview-jose-mansilla
„Ohne Proteste wird es keine Kehrtwende geben“

Seit Jahren versucht Barcelona den Tourismuszustrom in sozial verträgliche Bahnen zu lenken. Doch alle Strategien sind bislang gescheitert. Der Anthropologe José Mansilla (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona) erklärt, warum sich die Branche so schlecht regulieren lässt.

RiffReporter
The US Tourist Hotspots Where Pet-Friendly Airbnbs Cost The Most, Ranked | Digg

Honolulu, Hawaii, is the priciest place to bring your furry friend on vacation with you.