Downtowns of all big cities in Europe are filled with Airbnbs and that causes problems for both the neighbours (often old people) and the new buyers who are pri

Downtowns of all big cities in Europe are filled with Airbnbs and that causes problems for both the neighbours (often old people) and the new buyers who are priced out. I think I wouldn't have much against people renting out their space privately, but most of these businesses aren't ran differently from hotels. They keep dozens of apartments, have their own room service, handymen and whatnot. Apparently, it turned out that clients prefer this over "unique experiences" that come down to sharing houses with hosts which btw gets old very quickly if you travel for an extended period of time. Also, a big chunk of tourists' money goes straight to Airbnb which doesn't pay taxes locally. I would actually be surprised if they pay taxes anywhere.