Europe: 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.
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UK: In our second session focus feature ahead of the inaugural STRz Summit in London on Wednesday 18 October, we explore the regulatory landscape in the short-term rental industry, including the existential threats to the sector, discuss how to establish more proportionate regulations to ensure fair competition, and assess what comes next.
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Europe: 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.
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Europe: 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.
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Europe: 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.
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Belgium / Italy: The Court of Justice of the European Union [CJEU] has ruled that Airbnb must pass on information regarding its rental contracts and share 21 per cent of the rental income with tax authorities in Italy.
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Worldwide: Read our predictions for the global short-term rental industry in 2023.
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Greece: Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias has confirmed that his New Democracy government is working on a plan to clamp down on short-term rental operations in Greece.
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Europe: As anticipated, the European Commission has adopted a proposal for regulation that is designed to “enhance transparency” and “help public authorities ensure the balanced development” of a sustainable tourism sector.
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Europe: The European Commission is set to introduce a proposal next week that would require the major short-term rental booking platforms to provide data on the number of users using their services and on the total nights they stay in listings to national authorities.
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