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Airbnb strikes collaboration agreement with CheKin
Reading Time: 2 minutesSpain: Airbnb has announced it has struck a collaboration agreement with Seville-based startup CheKin, which has developed a digital solution to facilitate the registration of travellers with the relevant authorities in a faster, easier and safer way. As a result of the partnership with the startup, Airbnb says its hosts will be able to comply with […]
Catalonia issues pro-home-sharing decree
Reading Time: 1 minuteSpain: The provincial government of Catalonia has approved a tourism decree legally recognising home-sharing and a wide variety of other short-term rental activity. Airbnb praised the decision in a statement, calling it welcome news for Catalan hosts who currently use the platform to supplement their incomes. The status of short-term rentals in Spain has been […]
Airbnb names most popular UK seaside hotspots this summer
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Airbnb has revealed the top ten seaside destinations in the United Kingdom which have seen the highest surge in bookings this summer, as holidaymakers flock away from cities to enjoy staycations in the absence of international travel. According to the platform, the domestic seaside hotspot which has seen the largest increase in bookings this […]
Booking.com to slash 25 per cent of global workforce
Reading Time: 3 minutesUS / Netherlands: Four months after Booking.com chief executive Glenn Fogel admitted company job cuts were “probable”, the online travel agency has announced an extensive round of layoffs, with 25 per cent [roughly 4000 employees] believed to be affected. The layoffs are symptomatic of the Covid-19 pandemic’s impact on the global travel industry, including accommodation […]
Airbnb to contest San Diego rental MOU
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Airbnb has announced plans to contest the limit of short-term rentals allowed in the city of San Diego. This follows an agreement between Expedia and local hospitality union United Here Local 30 to co-create short-term rental regulations in the city. The initial arrangement was seen as a major compromise between the city and short-term […]
Cardiff named most profitable UK Airbnb city
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: A survey led by Vanquis Bank has named Cardiff as the most profitable city for landlords to operate an Airbnb. The bank analysed data across 21 different cities, with calculations focusing on how much homeowners could make listing a spare room on the platform rather than renting it permanently. Seven cities – Bath, Belfast, Brighton, […]
Apple threatens to drop Airbnb from App Store over commission dispute
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Apple has reportedly threatened to drop Airbnb and live on-demand workout platform ClassPass from its App Store if they do not comply with the company’s demands to receive 30 per cent of any sales generated by their virtual experiences and classes which are now being offered due to the global Covid-19 pandemic. The New […]
Police arrest three at 700-person New Jersey party house
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Three people were arrested in Jackson township for hosting a mansion party in an Airbnb that broke the governor’s executive order limiting gatherings. The party grew, at its largest juncture, to around 700 people in total. Police initially began receiving complaints about a potential disturbance at 8:30 pm from nearby residences. Futhermore, the large […]
Scottish government to clamp down on short-term lets by next summer
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Airbnb-style short-term lets are set for more regulation over the next 12 months, as the Scottish government prepares to implement a new licensing regime by next summer. Ahead of next year’s Scottish Parliament election in May, MSPs previously announced plans to introduce restrictions on short-term lets but these were put on hold due to […]
Hidalgo vows to hold referendum on Airbnb in Paris
Reading Time: 2 minutesFrance: Anne Hidalgo, Paris’ mayor since 2014, is planning to hold a referendum on Airbnb and other platforms’ short-term rental operations in the city this autumn, as part of her six-year plan to lead the post-Covid recovery. By holding the non-binding referendum, the French-Spanish politician aims to free up more residential accommodation in the capital […]