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Legislation News 

Airbnb fails to overturn Santa Monica rental law

15th March 2019 Paul Stevens 0 Comments Airbnb, Expedia, HomeAway, Santa Monica

California: Airbnb and Expedia’s HomeAway has failed in their bid to get a Court of Appeals to revoke a law

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Marketing and distribution News 

London and Edinburgh among top UK staycation destinations

28th February 2019 Paul Stevens 0 Comments Edinburgh, HomeAway, London, St Ives, staycation

UK: HomeAway data shows that London, Edinburgh and St Ives were British holidaymakers’ favourite domestic staycation destinations in 2018. However,

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Legislation News 

Limitations on Airbnb reservations in French cities come into effect

7th January 2019 Paul Stevens 1 Comment Airbnb, Elan Law, France, French Holiday Association, HomeAway, Le Bon Coin, regulations, UNPLV

France: New rules have come into effect in France, which automatically limit reservations at Airbnb residences in 18 cities across

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Legislation News 

Short-term rental ordinance comes into effect in the city of Boston

2nd January 20192nd January 2019 Paul Stevens 0 Comments Airbnb, Boston, Charlie Baker, HomeAway, Marty Walsh, Michelle Wu, ordinance, short term rentals, United States

United States: People renting out their homes on platforms such as Airbnb or HomeAway in the city of Boston will

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Marketing and distribution News 

AJL Consulting’s Simon Lehmann joins board of directors at BookingPal

19th December 2018 Paul Stevens 1 Comment AJL Consulting, Alex Aydin, BookingPal, HomeAway, HotelPlan Travel Group, Interhome, Phocuswright, Simon Lehmann

Worldwide: BookingPal has announced that AJL Consulting CEO and co-founder Simon Lehmann is to join its board of directors. The

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Marketing and distribution News 

Airbnb and HomeAway among founding members of Japanese rental association

13th December 201813th December 2018 Paul Stevens 0 Comments Agoda International Japan, Airbnb, Booking.com Japan, Ctrip International Travel Japan, Fevitur, HomeAway, Hyakusenrenma, Japan, Natsuko Kimura, Prashant Kirtane, Rakuten Lifull Stay, Space Market, STAA, Tujia Japan, UNPLV, vacation rental association, VRMA

Japan: A Japan Association of Vacation Rentals will be established in January, uniting nine founding members aiming to boost the

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Legislation News 

Airbnb hosts in Greece required to submit short-term rental tax declarations

28th November 201828th November 2018 Paul Stevens 0 Comments AADE, Airbnb, Booking.com, Dimitris Protopappas, Greece, HomeAway, short term rentals, Sofia Gkiousou, tax declarations

Greece: Greek short-term rental hosts have until 30 November to submit cumulative rental tax declarations in an electronic registry of

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Features Guest and property management 

Louise Birritteri: mind the insurance gap if you are a vacation rental host

22nd November 201825th November 2018 Paul Stevens 1 Comment Airbnb, HomeAway, Inlet, insurance gap, Louise Birritteri, short term rentals

ShortTermRentalz spoke to Louise Birritteri, CEO of Inlet, to discuss the insurance gap in the emerging short-term rental market. The

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News Technology 

HomeAway launches virtual reality 360-degree tour product for travellers

21st November 2018 Paul Stevens 2 Comments Ben James, Expedia Group, HomeAway, InsideMaps, Julia Hill, Tina Weyand, TruPlace, virtual tour, VRBO

Worldwide: HomeAway has launched a proprietary product for travellers which displays virtual 360-degree tours of vacation homes on HomeAway and

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Legislation News 

San Francisco Airbnb landlords agree to pay $2.25 million for illegal renting

6th November 2018 Paul Stevens 1 Comment Airbnb, court, Darren and Valerie Lee, HomeAway, San Francisco, short term rentals, VRBO

San Francisco: A San Francisco couple has paid $2.25 million to settle claims they ran an illegal hotel chain through

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