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If you want to relax for a bit while on vacation in Los Angeles, visiting a local hotel spa may seem like the obvious choice for getting pampered from head to toe. After all, hotels make it their job ...

Illegal vacation rentals in Los Angeles surged 25 percent in the period between November 2021 and October 2022 compared with the same period the previous year. But as the illegal rentals spread, the ...

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Planning an idyllic vacation with your friends might include booking a vacation rental on a Malibu hillside with ocean views or surrounded by pines in Lake Tahoe. As you prepare for your trip, Los ...

Just as Los Angeles starts cracking down on Airbnbs, city officials are looking at loosening the rules to allow hosts to rent out a second home. Right now, these types of rentals—referred to by the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I’m exploring the world, one bite at a time. That doesn’t mean, though, that there aren’t great things happening in Los Angeles ...

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