Florence approved new overtourism measures targeting short-term rental key boxes and tour-guide loudspeakers as residents ...

This photograph shows a security coded key box in a street in Paris, on January 31, 2025. (Photo by Julie SEBADELHA / AFP) The city of Paris has issued a decree to try and crack down on holiday ...

Florence acts against the rise in self-check-in apartments as protests increase against the explosion in short-term lets Nick Squires is The Telegraph’s Rome correspondent, covering Italy, the Vatican ...

The city council passed the new regulation with a large majority. The aim is to prevent more rental apartments from falling victim to mass tourism in the capital of Tuscany with its 360,000 ...

In Italy, key boxes used for self-check-in at short-term rentals symbolize overtourism to some locals. Some vigilantes have been sabotaging them. So officials are promising stronger enforcement of ...

Key boxes are the latest flashpoint in France’s fight against unlicensed vacation apartments including Airbnb Inc. Next month, the Council of Paris will vote on a proposal to ban the placement of ...

Another European city battling overtourism has declared a major crackdown on illegal holiday apartments and their key boxes. Paris attracts a staggering 50 million visitors a year, all requiring ...