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Airbnb buys Danish meeting booking site Gaest
Reading Time: 2 minutesDenmark: Airbnb has acquired Danish booking site Gaest to help business people book off-site spaces for meetings and events. The companies did not disclose the terms of the deal. Gaest, which offers meeting spaces for rentals by the hour or day, was founded in 2015 in Aarhus, Denmark, and has disclosed $3.5 million in fundraising. […]
Short-term rental bed tax to be applied in Niagara Falls
Reading Time: 2 minutesNiagara Falls: A bed tax, also known as an occupancy tax that is added to hotel rooms, is set to apply to short-term rentals soon in Niagara Falls. Niagara Falls City Council Members has just passed a resolution to implement the tax and city leaders expect the state to approve it during the upcoming legislative […]
City of Brussels warned over rental restrictions
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBelgium: The city of Brussels could be taken to court over its home-sharing rules after the European Commission said the city’s rules were disproportionate. The move in the Belgian capital was being hailed by Airbnb, which has faced increasing calls from cities around the world to better regulate short-term lettings and its rental platform. Those […]
Airbnb invites four people to Italy for regeneration project
Reading Time: 2 minutesItaly: Airbnb is inviting four people to spend three months in the Italian town of Grottole with free housing and living expenses covered up to $1,000 per month. Across Italy, small mountain villages are being abandoned by younger generations as rural communities offer little in terms of professional opportunity, leaving homes empty and giving way […]
Florida’s Bay Gardens adds Waters Edge to portfolio
Reading Time: 2 minutesFlorida: Bay Gardens Resorts, an operated family of hotels, has added a private luxury villa vacation rental facility called Waters Edge to its portfolio. The facility includes two villas surrounded by tropical gardens with views of the Rodney Bay Marina. It arrives after Bay Gardens opened the 35-room Bay Gardens Marina Haven last summer. Managing […]