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Bulgarian parliament to introduce patent tax for rental property owners
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBulgaria: Bulgaria’s National Assembly has passed a bill of amendments to the country’s Tax Code, including a provision that will require short-term rental property owners registered under the Tourism Act to pay an annual patent tax. MPs amended the Tourism Act earlier this month as part of the incoming 2020 Budget Act, to regulate online […]
Chile Airbnb Revolution tour pulled after criticism
Reading Time: 2 minutesChile: An Airbnb Experiences tour inviting tourists to Chile to “Live the Revolution” [or “Viva La Revolución] has been de-listed from the platform after a visit to a square that has been populated by anti-government protestors was met with widespread outrage by locals. A tour group visited Plaza Italia in the country’s capital, Santiago, which […]
Vacasa purchases Resort Lodging Company
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Vacation rental management platform Vacasa has signed an agreement to acquire Resort Lodging Company. The deal will be finalised before the end of December and the integration will be complete in the spring of 2020. At this time, Vacasa will assume management of Resort Lodging Company’s vacation rental inventory in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, estimated […]
Welcome Pickups CEO Alex Trimis on reducing travel “friction”
Reading Time: 6 minutesGreece: ShortTermRentalz spoke to the CEO of travel mobility service Welcome Pickups, Alex Trimis, about the gap in the market for creating a “personalised, complete travel experience” and reducing the “friction” of airport transfer arrangements. Please introduce yourself, the Welcome Pickups brand and the services you provide in the short-term rental industry. “My name is Alex […]
RECHARGE 2020 [Barcelona]
Reading Time: 3 minutes20-21 January 2020, Bellucci Studios, Carrer de Vilamari 10608015, Barcelona, Spain Barcelona is one of Europe’s most vibrant and enchanting cities – the economic powerhouse of Catalonia, a tourist hot spot and a hub for creativity and innovative thinking. Bellucci Studios is a great fit for the collaborative ethos of RECHARGE. Formerly the studios of Figaro Films, it […]
Airbnb removes neo-Nazi group’s accounts from platform
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Airbnb has announced that it has removed more than 60 accounts associated with the online neo-Nazi group Iron March in a purge of white supremacists from its platform, according to the Daily Mail. The short-term rental platform made the response after the identities of hundreds of Iron March users were leaked over the Internet […]
CJEU rules on Airbnb’s classification as information society service in France
Reading Time: 3 minutesLuxembourg: In a landmark case, the Court of Justice of the European Union [ CJEU ] in Luxembourg has determined that Airbnb is to be classified as an “information society service” rather than as a property broker, therefore it will not require an estate agent’s licence to continue operating in France. The judges in the […]
Cornwall retains position as UK’s favourite staycation destination
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Property agency Spot Blue International Property has revealed why Cornwall has maintained its position as the UK’s favourite staycation destination. The county’s popularity has been attributed in large part to the expanding domestic holiday home market, the uncertainty over Brexit and improving transport links to the South West of England. In a survey, a […]