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Israel reignites row with Airbnb by seeking legal steps over West Bank boycott
Reading Time: 2 minutesIsrael: Israel’s strategic affairs minister Gilad Erdan has reignited the row with Airbnb by calling on the compamy to rescind its boycott of West Bank settlement listings. Erdan was speaking at the opening of a new four-kilometre road in the West Bank, just outside of Jerusalem. He warned that Israel would continue its legal pursuit […]
Spotahome and Hostmaker unite to help London landlords offer longer-term rentals
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Hybrid letting agent Spotahome and Airbnb management service Hostmaker have reportedly agreed a deal to help London landlords bypass the city’s maximum short-term rental laws. Airbnb now enforces a 90-night limit after councils in London introduced the restriction in late 2016. To help make renting their properties out on Airbnb viable, Spanish property tech […]
Montreal officials set to crack down on illegal key lockboxes for Airbnbs
Reading Time: 2 minutesCanada: Officials at Montreal City Hall have ordered its blue-collar workers to cut locks off lockboxes to prevent overtourism in its neighbourhoods. The key boxes, which have a combination lock, are there for short-term rental hosts to leave a key for clients to enter the property they rent. Many of these are attached to parking […]
Limitations on Airbnb reservations in French cities come into effect
Reading Time: 2 minutesFrance: New rules have come into effect in France, which automatically limit reservations at Airbnb residences in 18 cities across the country. The regulations, which were enforced from 1 January 2019, mean any primary listed residences in those cities will not be allowed to host reservations for more than 120 nights per calendar year. They […]
Airbnbs in Ireland up by 20 per cent ahead of June rental crackdown
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIreland: The number of homes in the Republic of Ireland being advertised as short-term rentals on Airbnb has risen by more than 1,000 in the last year. Homeowners in the Republic appear to be trying to cash in before a summer crackdown on short-term lettings is implemented in the country. Latest figures show that 5,855 […]
Airbnb hosts in London earned £23 million over festive period
Reading Time: 2 minutesLondon: Airbnb has announced Londoners earned £23 million renting out rooms through the home-sharing platform over the festive period. It said just over 100,000 people stayed in Airbnb properties between 22 December and 2 January, spending a collective total of £23 million, which is about £230 per person. Of the guest arrivals, 22 per cent […]
Airbnb releases insight into business traveller trends for 2019
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Airbnb has released its own look at business travel trends which look set to come to fruition in the short-term rental industry in 2019. On one hand, Airbnb business travel hubs such as London, Paris, New York and Sydney remain prominent destinations, while on the other hand, trips to regions such as Latin America, […]
Short-term rental ordinance comes into effect in the city of Boston
Reading Time: 2 minutesUnited States: People renting out their homes on platforms such as Airbnb or HomeAway in the city of Boston will now have to register with city authorities. This coincides with news that a new ordinance to regulate short-term housing rentals in Boston went into effect on 1 January. In addition to the registration requirement, the […]
Airbnb reaches settlement with Aimco over sub-leasing action
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: A lawsuit taken by Apartment Investment and Management Company (Aimco) against Airbnb has been settled before a scheduled trial in Florida. Aimco, the United States’ largest apartment rental group, wanted to stop the rental platform from listing the company’s apartments on its website, citing a ban on sub-leasing its properties. It filed suit in […]
Airbnb publishes list of 19 trending destinations and experiences for 2019
Reading Time: 3 minutesWorldwide: Airbnb has published a list of 19 destinations it expects to be trending in 2019, as well as a sample of potential listings and experiences to try out. These destinations have been compiled based on a combination of Airbnb search and booking and wish list growth data and they include a range of off-the-beaten-track […]