Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Tourists checking into holiday rentals in Italy must now be met by their hosts following a …
Anti-Airbnb protests have spread to Milan with furious locals vandalising key boxes used by rental properties. The latest protest by group Chiediamo Casa saw locals affix stickers reading 'Less short lets, more houses for all' to key safes - which allow tourists access to their rented accommodation - outside Airbnbs on the weekend. Locals in Milan and Florence have launched …