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Vancouver reveals crackdown on unauthorised short-term rentals since April
Reading Time: 2 minutesVancouver: The City of Vancouver says it has cracked down on almost a thousand unauthorised short-term rental units and suspended the licences of three operators since April. As of 30 November, the city says since the implementation of its short-term rental regulations, 963 units are no longer being advertised on sites such as Airbnb, Expedia […]
Airbnb bookings set to surge in the UAE for New Year’s Eve celebrations
Reading Time: 2 minutesUAE: The number of people staying in rental accommodation listed on Airbnb in the UAE is set to more than double during New Year’s Eve. The short-term rental platform said it was currently seeing a 108 per cent rise in bookings during the New Year period, as travellers head to the Emirates to make the […]
City of Seattle announces January launch for short-term rental registration system
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: The Department of Finance and Administrative Services in Seattle (FAS) has announced the city’s online registration system for short-term rentals will launch on 2 January 2019. The city of Seattle brought in new short-term rental regulations in December 2017, which impacts on short-term rental operators, rental platforms such as Airbnb and VRBO and bed […]
Christchurch Youth Hub set to provide short-term accommodation for young people
Reading Time: 2 minutesNew Zealand: Homeless young people in Christchurch are set to get more accommodation support, under proposed plans for a $10 million youth hub in the city. If it is approved, the centre will be the first in New Zealand to provide short-term accommodation for those as young as 10. The centre’s potential location has been […]
Airbnb reveals collection of US $1 billion in global hotel and tourism tax
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: Home-sharing platform Airbnb has announced that it has collected US $1 billion in global hotel and tourism tax (TOT) to date. The San Francisco-based company has so far established global partnerships with more than 400 governments around the world from whom to collect and remit taxes. Via a press statement, Airbnb said: “At Airbnb, […]