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Amsterdam rental occupancy down 75 per cent
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Netherlands: According to reports from the city of Amsterdam, the city’s vacation rentals are only at 25 per cent of their pre-pandemic occupancy. This not only follows the country’s lockdown period, but new laws introduced in the city mandating permits for vacation rental properties. The permit requirement came into place on 1 July, and […]
Rental platforms banned in three Amsterdam districts
Reading Time: 2 minutesNetherlands: The Dutch city of Amsterdam has announced that vacation rentals will henceforth be banned from three city centre districts in the old town from 1 July. The three districts affected by the tightening of the rules on short-term rentals are Burgwallen-Nieuwe Zijde, Burgwallen-Oude Zijde and the Grachtengordel-Zuid. Rentals will only be permitted in other […]
Amsterdam overtourism petition garners over 23,000 signatures
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Netherlands: A petition which seeks a sweeping set of overtourism protections has now been signed by well over 23,000 people. The petition suggests a limit to visitor numbers, a ban on new hotels, and an increase on tourism tax amongst many other potential reforms. As soon as it hits 27,000 signatures, the petition will […]
Airbnb faces nearly 30,000 Dutch consumer claims
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Netherlands: Nearly 30,000 Dutch residents have joined three sets of consumer claims against Airbnb. The claims follow a Dutch court ruling in March which said the company was illegally charging fees to both apartment owners and renters. Many of the claims are being submitted by online legal system Appeal, which currently hosts over 12,000 […]
Amsterdam bans holiday rentals in city centre neighbourhoods
Reading Time: 2 minutesNetherlands: Amsterdam City Council is prohibiting the operations of holiday rentals in certain neighbourhoods within the old city and canal area, and has pledged to introduce permits for hosts to operate rentals in other parts of the city from 1 July. The ban, covering sections of the 1012 and 1017, has been implemented to reduce […]
Amsterdam court rules against Airbnb in potential €200m fees case
Reading Time: 2 minutesNetherlands: Airbnb is set to land a bill totalling up to €200 million after a court in Amsterdam ruled that it was not entitled to claim booking fees from Dutch domestic travellers. The district court in Amsterdam ruled that the platform had breached a law in the country which forbids middlemen from securing fees from […]
Amsterdam approves algorithmic solution to illegal rentals
Reading Time: 2 minutesNetherlands: The city of Amsterdam has recently been given the green light to experiment with technological solutions to uncovering illegal short-term rental units. This follows news in January that a Dutch high court would mandate the city’s rental units to seek operating permits, in opposition to city policy. The software, backed by the city council’s […]
Amsterdam rescinds €400,000 fines for “illegal” holiday rentals
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNetherlands: It has been revealed that Amsterdam City Council was recently forced to withdraw fines worth up to €400,000 which were handed out to short-term rental property hosts who were allegedly breaking lodging laws in the city. The Supreme Court of the Netherlands last week ruled that the fines were illegal due to the fact […]
Dutch court forces Amsterdam Airbnb hosts to seek permits
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Netherlands: The Raad van State, the Netherlands’ highest court, declared that in opposition to city policy, Airbnb hosts will need to seek operating permits. This is in line with national housing law, of which the city’s 20,000 hosts were alleged to have been in breach. In addition to the ruling, the court tripled the […]
Booking.com launches Citybook app in London, Paris and Amsterdam
Reading Time: 2 minutesNew York: Digital travel platform Booking.com has announced the launch of a new companion app to its current services- Citybook. Designed to assist travellers once in their destination, providing curated recommendations, offers and discounts on food and activities, and providing helpful information for tourists to get accustomed to their surroundings. The app will also provide […]