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Vienna court ratifies Airbnb municipal housing ban
Reading Time: 2 minutesAustria: The Higher Regional Court of Vienna has ratified the ban on Airbnb listings in municipal buildings – Gemeindebau – in the Austrian capital, two months after the home-sharing company agreed to remove listings in the city and implement a raft of measures to facilitate “responsible tourism”. It follows the City of Vienna’s lawsuit victory against Airbnb in May, […]
Airbnb removes municipal apartments in Vienna from platform
Reading Time: 3 minutesAustria: Airbnb has announced that it will remove all listings in municipal buildings – Gemeindebau – in Vienna and implement a raft of measures to facilitate “responsible tourism” in the Austrian capital. It follows the City of Vienna’s lawsuit victory against Airbnb in May, meaning that city-owned apartments in the city would no longer be […]
LUGGit launches operations in Vienna
Reading Time: 3 minutesPortugal / Austria: Portuguese tech startup LUGGit, which offers travellers a real-time baggage collection and delivery service, has announced its opening in the Austrian capital of Vienna, its first international city. LUGGit allows any tourist to request a driver [keeper] in real-time to collect their luggage wherever they are, store them for as long as necessary and deliver them at […]
Nuki closes €20m+ financing round
Reading Time: 2 minutesAustria: Graz-based Nuki Home Solutions, which specialises in smart access solutions, has announced the closing of a new financing round, worth more than €20 million. Cipio Partners invests in the Graz-based company Nuki Home Solutions GmbH. The capital will be used to expand market leadership in Europe. Growth capital investment management and advisory firm, Cipio […]
Vienna claims lawsuit victory over Airbnb
Reading Time: 2 minutesAustria: The City of Vienna has won a lawsuit against Airbnb in a ruling that municipal apartments in the Austrian capital will not be available for subletting, although the verdict is not yet legally binding. Vienna is the latest major European city to set out to establish clear rules for online rental platforms, following in the the […]
Guestia acquires home-sharing startup Airgreets
Reading Time: 2 minutesGermany: Vienna-based vacation home rental agency Guestia has announced that it has acquired Munich-based home-sharing startup Airgreets from the Morton Group, with help from early-stage startup investor Falkensteiner Ventures. The acquisition will be a merger deal, meaning that the merged company will in future continue to operate under the Airgreets brand within Guestia’s growing portfolio. […]