Reading Time: 2 minutesEurope: Online service platforms including Airbnb, Expedia, Google and Amazon have all won a European court battle against an Italian law that would have required them to disclose more information and make financial contributions.
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Online travel agencies Airbnb and Booking.com have been accused of failing to crack down on the illegal subletting of social housing in London by local councils.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSpain: Mahwussh Alam, founder and CEO of One Perfect Stay, speaks to STRz at the recent SCALE Show in Barcelona.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSpain: Jessica Gillingham, founder and CEO of Abode Worldwide, speaks to STRz at the recent SCALE Show in Barcelona.
Reading Time: 4 minutesEurope: While April saw sluggish demand for short-term rental stays, partly due to Easter’s shift to March, the setback looks set to be offset by year-over-year [YoY] growth in summer demand, according to AirDNA’s latest European market review.
Reading Time: 2 minutesSpain: The Government of the Balearic Islands has passed an administrative simplification decree that will allow island councils and town halls to seal off holiday rental properties that are being operated illegally.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSpain: UK Short Term Accommodation Association [STAA] chief executive Andy Fenner speaks to STRz at the 2024 SCALE Show in Barcelona.
Reading Time: 3 minutesFrance: New nationwide legislation that will close tax loopholes for short-term rental platforms in France is expected to be officially approved in early June, ahead of a formal introduction into law by early autumn.
Reading Time: 2 minutesEgypt: Egyptian proptech startup BirdNest has closed an undisclosed – but “significant” – pre-Series A funding round as it sets its sights on further international expansion.
Reading Time: 4 minutesUK: A consultation period ends today [29 May] on proposed amendments by the Scottish Government to the holiday let licensing scheme that came into effect in October 2023.
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