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Airbnb responds to criticism from business mogel Heinecke
Reading Time: 4 minutesAsia: Airbnb has responded to a letter to the Minister of the Interior Bangkok by hotel and business mogel, Bill Heinecke, in which he castigated the short-term rental platform’s stance as “irresponsible” following its partnership with Thailand’s government. Airbnb first partnered with the Thai government in July 2018 to boost overall hospitality standards in the […]
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 […]
The short-term rental industry 2020: Ones to Watch
Reading Time: 9 minutesWorldwide: Following the release of our ten predictions for the short-term rental industry in 2020 this time last week, we have identified ten figures that we believe are ‘ones to watch’ in the space over the next 12 months. Making up the list are a mixture of well-established and up-and-coming names in the short-term rental […]
Minut partners with Airbnb for noise detection trials in Edinburgh
Reading Time: 2 minutesScotland: Home security technology firm Minut has partnered with Airbnb by trialling its noise detection system in Edinburgh properties rented out over the short-term rental platform. The three-month trial, which coincides with the start of the peak Christmas and Hogmanay celebrations, has the purpose of reassuring neighbours that visitors staying in short-term rental accommodation locally […]
WhyHotel raises $20m in Series B funding round
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Alternative accommodations provider WhyHotel, which specialises in both luxury short-term accommodations and now extended stay offerings, has raised $20 million in a Series B funding round led by Harbert Growth Partners. The Washington D.C.-based startup primarily operates pop-up hotels in newly built “luxury” apartment buildings that can be rented out. The round also saw […]
Santa Monica and Airbnb reach case settlement
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: The city of Santa Monica in California has settled a case with Airbnb whereby the short-term rental platform will collect money from renters for affordable housing in the city and remove illegal listings. In March, Airbnb challenged Santa Monica’s existing short-term rental ordinance, which rules that homeowners must be present on the property premises […]
Airbnb invests in Zeus Living’s $55m Series B round
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Airbnb is making a strategic investment in the corporate housing space by contributing to Zeus Living’s $55 million Series B funding round. Also participating in the round was Comcast, CEAS Investments and TI Platform Management, as well as existing investors Alumni Ventures Group, Initialized Capital, NFX and Spike Ventures. The funding eventually came in […]
Overflowing bins attributed to holiday let “explosion” in Edinburgh
Reading Time: 2 minutesScotland: Edinburgh City Council is attributing a 13 per cent increase in overflowing bins over the last 12 months to the perceived “explosion” of holiday lets in the city like those rented out over Airbnb. Over the summer alone, overflowing bins have generated some 6,000 complaints from disgruntled homeowners in Edinburgh. The city council is […]
Airbnb to open first Miami Natiivo condo tower in 2022
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Airbnb is set to open its first Natiivo condo tower in Downtown Miami, which is scheduled to open in Spring 2022. The 48-storey tower will hold 604 units, of which 412 will be condos and 192 will be hotel rooms, and all of them can be rented and managed through Airbnb’s home-sharing platform. Developer […]