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Spain’s Constitutional Court endorses Barcelona rental ban plan
Reading Time: 2 minutesSpain: Spain’s Constitutional Court in Madrid has endorsed a proposal to ban all holiday rentals for tourists in Barcelona by November 2028.
STR groups urge Catalan administration rethink on Barcelona ban
Reading Time: 6 minutesEurope / Spain: Short-term rental groups and booking platforms across Europe have urged the city of Barcelona to reconsider its crackdown on the sector’s activities, five months after Socialist mayor Jaume Collboni pledged to ban all tourist rentals by late 2028.
European Union to hike VAT on sharing economy platforms
Reading Time: 2 minutesEstonia / EU: EU diplomats have reached an agreement on VAT [value-added tax] rule reforms that would result in tax hikes for sharing economy platforms including Airbnb and ride-sharing service Uber after Estonia dropped its previous veto position.
Barcelona STR ban explained: What happens next?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSpain: STRz editor Paul Stevens explains the situation about the potential holiday rental ban in Barcelona, exploring both sides of the debate, and addressing what might come next for the city.
Short Stay Summit 2024 round-up
Reading Time: 4 minutesUK: More than 1,300 industry thought leaders and innovators convened at Old Billingsgate in London last week for the latest edition of the Short Stay Summit Europe, which is organised annually and powered by the UK Short Term Accommodation Association [STAA] and the European Holiday Home Association [EHHA].
QIAS / Quality in Tourism release STR sustainability white paper
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK / Worldwide: Quality International Assessment Services [QIAS] / Quality in Tourism have released a global STR sustainability white paper, which reports the findings from industry associations and their initiatives to drive best practice for sustainability.
EU legislation moves step closer after policymakers give green light
Reading Time: 4 minutesEurope: European policymakers have given the green light to proposals to regulate short-term rental platform activity across the bloc, while ensuring that the rules on hosting are simple to understand and implement and proportionate within EU law.
Short Stay Summit 2023 programme highlights revealed
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The programme highlights and some of its speakers and panellists for this year’s Short Stay Summit, being held on Thursday 27 April [the day after the 2023 Shortyz Awards] at Old Billingsgate in central London, have been revealed.
A new reality for travel and hospitality: STRz 2023 predictions
Reading Time: 11 minutesWorldwide: Read our predictions for the global short-term rental industry in 2023.
Global initiative launched to drive industry best practice for sustainability
Reading Time: 3 minutesWorldwide: The short-term rental industry has announced the launch of a new initiative to promote responsible hospitality and continued best practice growth in terms of sustainability across the sector.