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Rentals United launches Screen & Protect service
Reading Time: 3 minutesSpain: Vacation rental channel manager Rentals United has launched Screen & Protect, a property protection service that allows hosts to verify guests during the booking process and provides compensation of up to €50,000.
Parliament passes bill to adopt stricter rental regulations in France
Reading Time: 2 minutesFrance: Lawmakers in France’s parliament [the Assemblée Nationale] have passed a bill aimed at strengthening short-term rental accommodation to combat the country’s affordable housing shortage.
GreenGo raises €3m in funding to drive European growth
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFrance: Eco-friendly booking platform GreenGo has announced that it has raised €3 million in funding.
Marseille mayor plans “strictest rental regulations in France”
Reading Time: 2 minutesFrance: The mayor of Marseille has announced plans to force landlords and hosts who rent out their properties on short-term rental platforms like Airbnb to “buy back” another property and list it on the long-term rental market.
Huttopia closes €13m investment
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFrance: French outdoor accommodation and nature camping hospitality firm, Huttopia, is set to accelerate its growth path by closing a €13 million investment.
A.M.A Selections closes €1.5m seed funding round
Reading Time: 2 minutesFrance: Cannes-based premier vacation rental company A.M.A Selections has announced that it has closed a €1.5 million seed funding round.
Paris STR market sees summer slump despite Olympics
Reading Time: 3 minutesFrance: A surge of “have-a-go hoteliers” cashing in on the Olympics led to a 24 per cent drop in per-property revenue in Paris’ vacation rental market this summer compared to 2023, according to research by eviivo and Key Data.
OYO buys French PM Checkmyguest
Reading Time: 2 minutesFrance: Softbank-backed Indian hospitality chain OYO has acquired Paris-based short-/mid-term rental property management company Checkmyguest, according to French publication Les Echos.
Chamonix to limit short-term rentals from May 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutesFrance: The community council of the Chamonix-Mont Blanc valley in France’s Haute-Savoie region has unanimously voted on a resolution to introduce limits on short-term holiday rentals from 1 May 2025.
Eurostat: Bookings via OTAs rise by 28.3 per cent in Q1 2024
Reading Time: 2 minutesEurope: During the first quarter of 2024, guests spent 123.7 million nights in short-term rental accommodation in the European Union, booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia Group or TripAdvisor, according to the EU’s statistical agency Eurostat.