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Launching STRz – Piers Brown, IHM
Reading Time: < 1 minuteInternational Hospitality Media CEO Piers Brown talks about the reasons behind the launch of the Short Term Rentalz website.
Tasmania short term rental inquiry gets underway
Reading Time: 3 minutesAustralia: A parliamentary inquiry is underway in to the growth and consequences of the vacation rental market in Tasmania. The enquiry heard that growth in the state’s short-stay accommodation market will continue and needs to be managed better in order to prevent rental and housing pressures in certain areas of Tasmania. On the first day […]
Paris Airbnb hosts fined more than $1.5 million so far this year
Reading Time: 3 minutesFrance: Officials in Paris have levied more than US$1.5 million of fines on unregistered Airbnb rentals since the start of 2018. Paris was Airbnb’s single-biggest city market worldwide at the end of last year. French regulations forbid residents from renting their property to third parties for more than 120 nights in a year, also requiring […]
Airbnb sues NYC over data disclosure law
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Airbnb has filed a lawsuit against New York City, following the passage of a law that requires the company to disclose the names and addresses of hosts. The lawsuit claims the new law is an “extraordinary act of government overreach” and violates the US constitution. The law, which was passed by the City Council […]
Maui officials hire company to trace illegal vacation rentals
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Officials on the Hawaiian island of Maui have hired Colorado-based company LODGINGRevs to search out non-compliant vacation rental properties. The county Planning Department is expecting to receive the first list of potentially illegal operators by the end of this month. The department has usually found illegal short-term rentals through online advertisements, but operators have […]
Airbnb pulls plug on unlawful Japanese listings
Reading Time: < 1 minuteJapan: Airbnb has refunded accommodation and travel costs for customers who have booked at unlawful “minpaku” listings on its site. Airbnb has cancelled reservations for the private lodgings in Japan which are not in accordance with relevant laws and regulations. Such lodgings are called “minpaku” in Japanese. The move comes after the Japanese Tourism Agency urged […]