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Booking.com set for expedited fee probe by watchdog in Hungary
Reading Time: 3 minutesHungary: The Hungarian competition watchdog [GVH] is set to launch an expedited probe against Booking.com due to debts owned to hosts and other property owners in the country.
OTAs miss out on European digital gatekeeper list
Reading Time: 3 minutesEurope: Online travel agencies [OTAs] have failed to meet the thresholds to be considered digital ‘gatekeepers’ as part of the European Digital Markets Act [DMA], for the time being at least.
Eurostat: Uneven EU growth in platform tourism in Q1
Reading Time: 2 minutesEurope: Regional data for 2022 on guest nights spent in short-term rental accommodation booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia Group or TripAdvisor shows that the overall growth of platform tourism since pre-pandemic times is spread unevenly across Europe.
Vitur Summit 2023: Eric Bergaglia, Booking.com
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNetherlands / Spain: Eric Bergaglia, senior director – global head of accommodations segments at Booking.com, speaks to STRz at the 2023 Vitur Summit in Málaga about the company’s record-breaking Q1 results, the top guest priorities in the current economic context, and how Booking.com is seeking to attract new hosts.
2023 Shortyz Awards interviews: Steven Gill, Booking.com
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: STRz speaks to Steven Gill, area manager UK & Ireland, Booking.com, at the 2023 Shortyz Awards.
Airbnb suspends all bookings in Myanmar
Reading Time: 2 minutesMyanmar: Airbnb has suspended hosting at all of its existing listings in Myanmar in response to the implementation of strict new laws in the country prohibiting foreign tourists from staying at unregistered guesthouses or hotels.
Liverpool Eurovision STR demand hits fever pitch
Reading Time: 6 minutesUK: The anticipation for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool – the first to be held in the UK since 1998 – is driving up unprecedented levels of short-term accommodation demand and could generate long-term benefits for the city.
UPDATE: Business ministers approve EU data collection legislation
Reading Time: 4 minutesEurope: As expected, EU business ministers have approved new rules for short-term rental booking platforms across the European Union, including Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia Group and TripAdvisor.
EU rental legislation set to be approved by ministers on 2 March
Reading Time: 3 minutesEurope: EU business ministers are set to approve new rules for short-term rental booking platforms across the European Union, including Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia Group and TripAdvisor, when they convene on Thursday 2 March.
Booking.com joins STAA membership
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The UK Short Term Accommodation Association [STAA] has announced that leading digital travel platform Booking.com has become a member of its organisation.