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Beyond the pitch: Brokerages bet on sector winners as soccer World Cup set to kick off

May 28, 2026; Los Angeles, CA, USA; A Modelos beer advertisement for the FIFA World Cup 2026 at the E-Central Los Angeles hotel. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

Spain's Supreme Court strikes down national registry for tourist rentals

Tourists stand on a bridge in Girona, Spain, April 6, 2026. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

Airbnb expands into hotels, cars, groceries

The app is also getting a range of artificial intelligence features, including a virtual support assistant available in more than a dozen languages.

Philadelphia to provide free transport for fans after World Cup games

Airbnb adds third-party private car pickups in latest services push

Airbnb is partnering with UK-based airport transfer company Welcome Pickups to offer the service to guests.

Airbnbs are topping $7,000 a night in World Cup housing frenzy

Indonesia tightens rules for Airbnb-style rentals

All accommodations listed on online travel agencies must have necessary business licenses by March 31.

Airbnb offers $750 to pull in first-time hosts in FIFA World Cup cities

Is your apartment nice enough for this home-swopping app?

Ms Victoria Sus, a Kindred member who said her worries about home swapping were assuaged by the platform's guidelines and generous insurance policy, at home in Chicago.

Spain fines Airbnb $97m for posting banned properties

A tourism boom has fuelled local concern in tourist hotspots such as Barcelona about increasingly scarce and unaffordable housing.

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