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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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Europe: Eurostat, the statistical agency of the European Union [EU], has revealed that guests spent around 199 million nights in short-term rental accommodation booked via Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia or Tripadvisor in the EU in the first half of 2022.
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Europe: The European Cities Alliance has called on the European Commission to move ahead with legislative action to regulate the short-term rental industry in Europe and tackle illegal operations.
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Europe: Eurostat has revealed that the number of nights in short-term rental accommodation booked online in the EU rose by 34 per cent in 2021 to 364 million nights.
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Europe: Eurostat’s Simon Bley discusses the team’s collaborative economy project and how it is collaborating with short-term rental companies.
Europe: The latest data released by Eurostat, the statistical agency of the European Union [EU], revealed that nights booked online
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