London Councils calls for more regulatory power of short-term lets
UK: The London Councils, representatives of the city’s 32 boroughs and the City of London corporation, has made a plea
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Airbnb hires Jesse Stein as global head of real estate
US: Airbnb has announced its hiring of Jesse Stein, former senior VP at KHP Capital Partners, to serve as its
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Airbnb pledges pre-IPO commitment to stakeholders
US: Airbnb has announced its intention to publish annual reports for its stakeholders in addition to financial reports, after stating
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Airbnb guests and revenue in Maine triples in the past four years
US: Over a half-million guests stayed overnight in homes and apartments booked through Airbnb in 2019, with hosts earning around
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South Florida Airbnb hosts warned to register homes before Super Bowl
US: Those looking to cash in on the thousands of visitors for Super Bowl LIV could face fines if properties
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Airbnb removes neo-Nazi group’s accounts from platform
US: Airbnb has announced that it has removed more than 60 accounts associated with the online neo-Nazi group Iron March
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Airbnb to be the first target of digital tax regulations from Poland
Poland: Tadeuz Koscinski, the newly instated Polish finance minister, announced today plans to implement tax on Airbnb operators in Poland.
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Airbnb establishes partnership with UBC
US: Airbnb has signed a contract with American joinery and carpentry union, the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of
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Airbnb signs first automatic tax collection partnership in Lithuania
Lithuania: In the first of its kind in Central and Eastern Europe, Airbnb has signed its first partnership to collect
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Brighton and Hove City Council demands Airbnb changes
UK: Brighton and Hove City Council has demanded a shift in Airbnb business practices within the city. The Argus reports
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