On a recent trip to Switzerland, I spent two nights sleeping in a barrel I found on Airbnb.; For about $200 a night, the barrel had a living space, a king-sized bed, and a ton of storage hacks.

In mid-May, Airbnb announced that the number of people booking accommodation in Switzerland on its platform doubled to 300,000 last year compared to 2014. They stayed on average 4.5 nights.

According to 2017 figures provided by the Valais Tourism Observatory, Airbnb offers some 29,595 rental ‘objects’ in Switzerland. This amounts to just over 80,000 beds, a figure which is ...

Airbnb is now fixing that by showing the total cost for a given property, including all charges, automatically. Users across the […] TechCrunch Desktop Logo TechCrunch Mobile Logo.

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said the company is "ready to step on the gas" when it comes to ... Brazil, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and the Netherlands, as well as China, South Korea and ...

Among the biggest annoyances of booking an Airbnb are the fees, which can jack up the price of the once affordable alternative to hotels. That’s changing Monday with the platform now displaying ...