Paris holiday rental bookings fall 18% after unrest

Bookings for Paris properties on platforms including Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo were 18% lower in the week after 17 October than in the same week a year earlier, AirDNA chief economist Jamie Lane told Bloomberg. He reported a similar decline in the following week.

Demonstrations took place across France on 17 October, with clashes and looting in Paris and other cities. The year-on-year booking figures do not establish how much of the decline was caused by the unrest.