SUP Magazine: Airbnb’s Plan for Gladiator Battles at Roman Colosseum Spark Controversy

Airbnb is courting controversy through a deal announced earlier this week which will allow up to 16 lucky customers to travel to the Roman Colosseum and play gladiator. The property rental site is hoping to encourage “a more conscious tourism” through the $1.5 million deal which will see the first gladiatorial fights staged at the Colosseum in nearly 2,000 years, The Associated Press reported. The announcement has already generated a vast amount of controversy, with Italian ...