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Vrbo bans one-night rentals in Arizona from January
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Vacation rental online marketplace Vrbo has banned travellers from staying for one night in any of its listed rental properties in Arizona from January onwards, in a move to curb large gatherings and so-called “Covid parties”. Complaints surrounding vacation rentals and their disruption to local neighbourhoods dates back to long before the Covid pandemic, […]
Expedia signs MOU in San Diego
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Expedia Group, which owns short-term rental brands such as Vrbo and HomeAway, has signed a memorandum of understanding on potential regulations with a San Diego union. Unite Here Local 30, representing around 6,000 hotel, airport, and restaurant workers in the San Diego area, have signed, marking a key deal for labour-rental relations. Across the […]
Kaua’i County signs MOU with Expedia Group
Reading Time: 2 minutesHawaii: Mayor Derek S. K. Kawakami has announced a historic memorandum of understanding [MOU] between the County of Kaua’i and global travel platform Expedia Group, the parent company of vacation rental site Vrbo. The MOU is designed to allow the county to more effectively track and regulate vacation rentals, while protecting the ability of responsible […]
Oxford Economics releases housing affordability crisis report
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Research firm Oxford Economics has released its latest in-depth report highlighting the extent to which short-term rentals are leading to the housing affordability crisis facing American communities. The deep dive analysis covered more than 2,500 counties over a four-year period leading up to 2018 and included model extensions on urban areas and vacation destination […]