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City of Brussels warned over rental restrictions
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBelgium: The city of Brussels could be taken to court over its home-sharing rules after the European Commission said the city’s rules were disproportionate. The move in the Belgian capital was being hailed by Airbnb, which has faced increasing calls from cities around the world to better regulate short-term lettings and its rental platform. Those […]
Airbnb partners with “City of Smiles” Aarhus
Reading Time: 2 minutesDenmark: Aarhus has become the first Danish city to enter into a co-operation with Airbnb to boost tourism and promote it internationally.
Martinique Tourism Authority and Airbnb sign MoU
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Martinique Tourism Authority and Airbnb have signed a memorandum of understanding to promote community-led tourism to Martinique. In 2018, 85,000 guests visited Martinique after booking with Airbnb, representing a 60 per cent increase compared to the previous year. Of the guests, 70 per cent of guest arrivals hailed from France, 12 per cent from […]
Lavanda platform to counter subletting breaches
Reading Time: 2 minutesBritain: Start-up Lavanda is to launch Europe’s first short-term rental platform for private rental sector tenants to solve tenancy breaches from subletting. Lavanda Residential, a service set up by the London-based property management company, is the result of a strategic partnership agreed with industry experts JLL and global asset manager Aberdeen Standard Investments. Both tenants […]
Virginia Beach passes revised Airbnb rental laws
Reading Time: < 1 minuteVirginia: Virginia’s largest city, Virginia Beach, has passed sweeping revised laws to regulate short-term rentals that are listed on platforms like Airbnb. The Virginian-Pilot reported that Virginia Beach’s regulations mark the first time the issue has been recognised in the city’s laws. The city, which has a population of nearly half a million people, is […]
Airbnb achieves profitability for second year in a row
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Airbnb, which is set to go public this year, said it was profitable on an EBITDA basis for the second consecutive year in 2018. In Q3 2018, Airbnb said it had its strongest quarter ever, where it saw “substantially more” than $1 billion in revenue. The following quarter, Airbnb found a replacement for former […]
Airbnb launches US government employee programme
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Airbnb is offering an extra night’s pay to federal government employees who share their home for three nights, amid the government shutdown. The shutdown of the federal government has so far lasted for 26 days so Airbnb has stepped in to offer all employees the additional pay if they share their home for three […]
Airbnb plans temporary downtown San Jose office
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Airbnb has announced it intends to open a downtown San Jose office as it seeks to revolutionise vacations and getaways. Airbnb said it wants to tap into the world-class tech workforce in the San Jose surrounding area. Chief technology officer Ari Balogh told Mercury News: “The South Bay provides a strong talent pool to […]
Airbnb announces 2019 trending ski destinations
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Airbnb has released a report of their top five trending ski destinations, based on internal data for year over year booking growth. Here are the top five trending ski destinations on the list: • Karuizawa, Japan Karuizawa in Japan is Airbnb’s top trending ski destination of the year. Located just an hour away from […]
Municipal tax set to be tripled on Airbnbs in Tel Aviv
Reading Time: 2 minutesIsrael: The Tel Aviv Municipal Council has proposed to triple the city’s municipal tax on apartments rented for over three months via Airbnb. According to Israel’s Channel 10, the proposal on the tax, known as arnona, was put forth after a rise in the number of apartments being used as long-term Airbnb rentals in the […]