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Additional Amsterdam tourist tax implemented
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNetherlands: Travellers visiting and staying in Amsterdam will now have to pay more in tourist tax to stay overnight in Airbnb rentals, hotels and even campsites in the Dutch capital city. As of 1 January, tourists will now be paying an extra three euros [$3.37] per night when staying at short-term rentals or hotels in […]
Amsterdam set to be highest tourist tax-charging European city
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNetherlands: Amsterdam is set to place a levy on travellers staying in Airbnb rentals, a move which would make the Dutch capital the highest tourist tax-charging European city, according to The Telegraph. The implementation of the levy is the city’s latest bid to curb overtourism, given the proliferation of rentals being rented out for maximum […]
Amsterdam to address housing shortage with regulations
Reading Time: 2 minutesHolland: Amsterdam is set to change its vacation rental regulations with the aim of addressing issues in the local housing market by next year. The key proposed changes include establishing a quota on BnBs, banning holiday rentals in certain areas and giving young locals and healthcare and education staff priority for rental housing. The city […]
“Fairbnb” service set to compete with Airbnb in Europe in 2019
Reading Time: 2 minutesEurope: A team led by Sitio Veracruz is working on establishing a new rival service to compete with Airbnb in 2019, called Fairbnb. Veracruz says the new service will differ from Airbnb in three keys areas that will ensure a much fairer service. From January 2019, the first Fairbnb rentals will be listed in four […]
Airbnb toasts “best quarter ever” with revenue exceeding one billion dollars
Reading Time: 2 minutesSan Francisco: Airbnb has said it has had its “best quarter ever” with its revenue taken in during the past three months exceeding a billion dollars. Airbnb said in a memo: “The third quarter of 2018 was the strongest quarter in Airbnb history, and the first quarter in which Airbnb recognized substantially more than $1 […]
Amsterdam rental report published by Airbnb amid short-term rental crackdown
Reading Time: 2 minutesAmsterdam: Airbnb has revealed landlords hosted 2.5 million overnight stays via its rental platform in Amsterdam in 2017. The landlords reportedly had 800,000 visitors, who stayed over three days on average – almost twice as long as the typical stay in a hotel or guest house that year, according to the company. Based on such […]