New York City Bans Short-Term Holiday Rentals

Travel Blog  •  Eva Holland  •  07.27.10 | 2:05 PM ET

Is it too soon to call it a trend? Three weeks after Paris announced a ban on short-term apartment rentals, New York City has followed suit, citing the same reason: a city-wide housing shortage.

The New York ban takes effect in May 2011. Meantime, here’s hoping Rome and London aren’t planning to join in, too.