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Greek Public Revenue Authority to apply Airbnb stamp duty
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGreece: Greece’s Independent Public Revenue Authority is to introduce a measure which will regulate the short-term leasing of properties, effectively imposing a tax on Airbnb users. According to an announcement by the Independent Public Revenue Authority (a body appointed by the non-governmental Hellenic Parliament), a stamp duty will be applied on short-term rental listings via […]
Airbnb denounces Hawaii for subpoenaing hosts’ records
Reading Time: 2 minutesHawaii: Airbnb is fighting back against Hawaii’s attempt to find tax delinquents by subpoenaing hosts’ records of 10 years of invoices and receipts. Airbnb called subpoenaing hosts’ records an unprecedented “massive intrusion” that violates state and federal law. The company said in a filing in Hawaii Circuit Court that the request would cover private data […]
Airbnb set to reach key agreement with Prague
Reading Time: 2 minutesPrague: Airbnb is set to enter into an agreement with Prague which will require landlords to pay the city for each guest. As a result, the voluntary agreement with Prague could generate extra revenue and bring in millions of crowns to the city each year. City councillor Hana Marvanová told the daily Pražský deník: “We […]
Airbnb booking spike expected before Atlanta Super Bowl
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Ahead of the Atlanta Super Bowl LIII on Sunday, short-term rental hosts in the city are gearing up for a surge of visitors from across the world. With many Atlanta hotels booked solid, Airbnb hosts in the metro area plan to welcome an estimated 9,200 guests from 59 countries and 49 states. Who will […]
Airbnb donates $2m to San Francisco homelessness cause
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Airbnb is partnering with San Francisco mayor London Breed to tackle homelessness in the city. The company has announced that it will contribute $2 million to specifically support homeless youths in San Francisco. Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said: “Shelter is a basic need, yet on any given night, nearly 1,200 young people sleep on […]
Property management startup Rabbu raises $1.5m
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Online short-term rental property management startup Rabbu has raised $1.5 million in funding from Agilis Equity Partners and angel investors. Currently, property owners engage with Rabbu in two different ways. Property owners can sign up to a fixed plan, whereby they sign a long-term lease with Rabbu and receive pre-determined monthly payments with a […]
Rental startup Recharge to add private homes to platform
Reading Time: 2 minutesSan Francisco: Short-term rental startup Recharge is reportedly planning to add private homes to its platform, following a $10 million funding round. The San Francisco-based startup allows hotels to rent out their rooms for short-term periods of minutes or hours at a time, promoting them as private spaces where they can catch a “nap”. Recharge […]
Airbnb reveals health and wellness trends for 2019
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Airbnb has revealed its biggest health and wellness trends in the burgeoning space of the travel market. In 2018, international tourist arrivals reached 2020 projections two years ahead of schedule, with growth predicted being driven by global trends such as wellness tourism. Now in early 2019, the now $639 billion global movements of health […]
Housing leader urges council estate leaseholder legal action
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Southwark’s housing leader wants the council to take legal action against leaseholders who list their properties on council estates as holiday homes on Airbnb. Cllr Stephanie Cryan, a cabinet member for housing management, was asked by St George’s ward councillor Maria Linforth-Hall at an overview & scrutiny committee this week about how the council […]
Airbnb buys Danish meeting booking site Gaest
Reading Time: 2 minutesDenmark: Airbnb has acquired Danish booking site Gaest to help business people book off-site spaces for meetings and events. The companies did not disclose the terms of the deal. Gaest, which offers meeting spaces for rentals by the hour or day, was founded in 2015 in Aarhus, Denmark, and has disclosed $3.5 million in fundraising. […]