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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.
Ciela Village secures investment and buys Koawa Vacances
Reading Time: 2 minutesFrance: French camping group Ciela Village has secured investment and announced its acquisition of Koawa Vacances camping group to accelerate its expansion across the country.