Westminster Council calls for tighter restrictions on short-term rentals
UK: Westminster City Council has called for central London to tighten its restrictions on disruptive short-term rentals, ahead of an official government consultation.
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£1bn fund for UK hospitality businesses unveiled
UK: Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a £1 billion fund for hospitality and leisure firms affected by the Omicron variant.
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STAA calls for clarification over UK government lockdown grants
UK: The Short Term Accommodation Association (STAA) has called on the government and local authorities to make sure that short-term
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Plum Guide “secures UK government’s Future Fund backing”
Worldwide: “Vacation homes for the elite” service Plum Guide has secured taxpayer backing in the form of a convertible loan
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ABTA estimates over 90k travel jobs lost, calls for government support
UK: According to a survey of its members, The Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) estimates around 93,000 jobs have
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Scottish government to clamp down on short-term lets by next summer
UK: Airbnb-style short-term lets are set for more regulation over the next 12 months, as the Scottish government prepares to
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STAA submits five-point plan to advise government on industry recovery
UK: The UK Short Term Accommodation Association has announced the submission of a five-point recovery plan as part of continuing
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Government issues guidance on Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme claims
UK: Almost one week after Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced the launch of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, the government has
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Government in the Bahamas urged to introduce vacation rental tax structure
Bahamas: A Family Island resort operator has urged the Bahamian government to ‘get a handle’ on the vacation rental industry
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Short-stay accommodation operators in Tanzania told to register or face arrest
Tanzania: The Tanzanian government has told short-term rental accommodation operators to register their facilities in the next 50 days or
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