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Expedia signs MOU in San Diego
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Expedia Group, which owns short-term rental brands such as Vrbo and HomeAway, has signed a memorandum of understanding on potential regulations with a San Diego union. Unite Here Local 30, representing around 6,000 hotel, airport, and restaurant workers in the San Diego area, have signed, marking a key deal for labour-rental relations. Across the […]
Colorado rentals to reopen today
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: The state of Colorado will allow short-term rentals to open starting today, Monday June 1. Julie Sutor, county communications director, said the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment plans to open short-term rentals statewide effective June 1. On May 15, Summit County requested a variance from Governor Jared Polis’ safer-at-home order to open […]
Scottish short-term rental owners fight to keep properties open
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Four Edinburgh Landlords using short-term rental platform Airbnb have gone to the Scottish government with a request to stay open. The group are protesting a ruling that the location and high turnover causes disturbance to the area’s residential character. Edinburgh council initially told the owners to remove the listing in January. They have claimed […]
Arizona lawmakers introduce short-term rental legislation
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Lawmakers in Phoenix, Arizona, have discussed the addition of potential regulations to the short-term rental industry. The two bills, which have gone to the floor, have received significant criticism from hosts and operators, who claim it borders on government overreach. The first bill, proposed by Senator Kate Brophy McGee, would restrict rentals to one […]
Georgia communities file tax suit against Airbnb
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Four communities in the state of Georgia, three cities and one county, have launched lawsuits against Airbnb demanding additional tax revenue. Rome, Cartersville, Tybee Island and Hart County have collectively filed their suits, alleging hundreds of communities may be affected. Each case has been filed individually at the moment, waiting for a judge to […]
Skift unveils its 2020 Megatrends report: Review
Reading Time: 6 minutesWorldwide: Over the last decade, the hotel and hospitality industry has seen “seismic” change, according to the latest Megatrends report for the short-term rental industry from Skift. This includes an erosion of typical ideas of hotel brand loyalty, the rise of online and tech-based solutions for most business segments, a rise in sharing economy and, […]
Malta to tighten enforcement of short-term rental regulations
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMalta: Enforcement of legislation for vacation rentals will be strengthened in the next few weeks. The move will come following meetings between government, the Malta Tourism Authority (MTA) and Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association (MHRA). MHRA president Tony Zahra said the organisation has been assured that such enforcement will take place in the next four […]
Hawaii tourism industry fears negative impact of rental legislation
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Hawaii’s tourism officials have warned that new short-term rental rules will reduce the amount of accommodation available for visitors to the islands. More restrictive rental rules on Oahu took effect last week – Bill 89 bans advertising of unpermitted short-term rentals and enacts penalties resulting in fines of up to $10,000 for persistent violators. […]
Los Angeles restrictions on vacation rentals brought in to effect
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: New restrictions on short-term rentals in Los Angeles were introduced this week. The measures have been “driven by complaints that an explosion of short-term rentals has turned apartment buildings into hotels and pinched the city’s already tight housing supply”. In a 2017 report, the city’s planning department said between 6,000 to 10,000 units that […]
Virginia Beach passes revised Airbnb rental laws
Reading Time: < 1 minuteVirginia: Virginia’s largest city, Virginia Beach, has passed sweeping revised laws to regulate short-term rentals that are listed on platforms like Airbnb. The Virginian-Pilot reported that Virginia Beach’s regulations mark the first time the issue has been recognised in the city’s laws. The city, which has a population of nearly half a million people, is […]