Only in Florence can you find an apartment rental with frescoed ceilings to rival anything you’d find in the Uffizi gallery.

The spread of short-term rentals in the capital of Tuscany has pushed up rents and priced out residents. Shops that once served locals have become rarities. Lockboxes for keys sit next to the ...

Visitors to Italy will now have an extra step in their Airbnb check-in process as the country has banned lockboxes for home rentals. According to Italy's Interior Ministry, as reported by CNN, a ban ...

To curb the proliferation of Airbnb and similar short-term rental platforms, the picturesque city of Florence in Italy has joined a number of other European cities in implementing measures to ban ...

FLORENCE, Italy—The city of Botticelli’s “Venus” and Michelangelo’s “David” is now the city of Airbnb. The spread of short-term rentals has pushed up rents and priced out residents. Shops that once ...

Italian tax authorities are poised to seize some €779 million ($836 million) from Airbnb as a result of its alleged failure to pay taxes owed by landlords using the platform. It’s the latest sign of ...