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Amsterdam court rules against Airbnb in potential €200m fees case
Reading Time: 2 minutesNetherlands: Airbnb is set to land a bill totalling up to €200 million after a court in Amsterdam ruled that it was not entitled to claim booking fees from Dutch domestic travellers. The district court in Amsterdam ruled that the platform had breached a law in the country which forbids middlemen from securing fees from […]
European cities call on EU to limit spread of Airbnb
Reading Time: 2 minutesEurope: Ten cities have called for help from the European Union to limit the proliferation of short-term rentals on Airbnb in order for them to manage critical local housing shortages. A joint letter, signed by authorities in Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Bordeaux, Brussels, Krakow, Munich, Paris, Valencia and Vienna, said that short-term holiday rentals let out […]