TripAdvisor isn't exactly a wild-eyed daredevil, but the fastest growing category on its Flipkey accommodation site is apartment rentals, a category that flirts with illegality in large, urban markets ...

TripAdvisor/FlipKey's challenges with the vacation rental industry aren't only technical ones. They also reflect increased supply available from individual homeowners and apartment renters.

Last fall, my wife and I used TripAdvisor to find a rental condo for a trip to Manila. We chose one that looked excellent in the photos and were directed to FlipKey, which books TripAdvisor’s vacation ...

Hanging well out of reach, buttercup-yellow mangos tantalized me everyday from the tree outside my rental home on the island of Vieques. Most mornings, I happily managed to score one or two ripe ones ...

While Coral Gables plays nice with two short-term vacation lodging companies, city officials are taking a third firm to court. City Attorney Craig Leen told The Real Deal that Coral Gables is ...

The Petersburg Planning Commission will consider a resolution during their meeting on Thursday Jan. 2 to amend the city’s zoning ordinance to regulate short-term rentals in the city for the first time ...

It's a common script for travelers: Fall in love with a place you're visiting, start looking at real estate listings in a Main Street window, dream about living the good life. Then you do the math, ...

Miami-Dade County is knocking hard on the doors of FlipKey and HomeAway in an attempt to collect untold millions of dollars in unpaid resort taxes. In two separate lawsuits filed in Miami-Dade Circuit ...