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Tourists in homes, residents in tents: housing debate reignited
Original: RE: https:// flipboard.com/@euronews/travel -4habctqcz/-/a-XOREJ4mKTLGHrqVjYSq1iA%3Aa%3A89340020-%2F0 Back in the day, t
A Euronews travel story has sparked renewed discussion of how short-term rentals have reshaped European cities. Commenters note the irony that travellers once camped in tents while residents lived in homes; now tourists occupy entire apartments while locals, priced out by rising rents linked to platforms like Airbnb, struggle to find housing. The debate ties tourism pressure directly to Europe's wider housing crisis.
Why now: Ongoing anger over short-term rental platforms and housing affordability in European cities is keeping the topic in the spotlight.
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