European tourist magnets hit back as Airbnb turns 10


  • TECH
  • Wednesday, 04 Jul 2018

(FILES) This file photo taken on March 2, 2017 shows the logo of online lodging service Airbnb displayed on a computer screen in Paris. After the enormous success of Airbnb, which celebrates its ten years in the summer of 2018, European metropolises such as Paris, Amsterdam, Berlin and Barcelona are organising a riposte to avoid an outbreak of rents. According to an estimate made in 2017, the company worths 31 millard dollars. / AFP PHOTO / Lionel BONAVENTURE

PARIS, France: Facing competition from Airbnb, which will celebrate a decade this summer, top European attractions such as Paris, Amsterdam, Berlin and Barcelona are out to revamp their own offerings. 

The move is to keep rental prices in check yet keep supply healthy as Airbnb continues to be a thorn in the side of hoteliers, ten years on from its August 11, 2008 debut as Airbed & Breakfast. 

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