Overcrowded metropolises: First there were too many, then no more visitors. Nevertheless, providers of vacation rentals like Airbnb are still causing problems for the locals. But there are more and more proposed solutions.
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Irene Helmes
The apartment in Prague, one of many hits for the search query, looks nice on the pictures of the ad. Bright, with large windows, wooden floors. Looks like you could feel at home here straight away. The “newly renovated old town apartment”, furnished, costs 109 euros per night in mid-August. That would be 307 euros for a long weekend. Or 3070 euros per month. And exactly here lies the problem.