Police arrest three at 700-person New Jersey party house

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Three people were arrested in Jackson township for hosting a mansion party in an Airbnb that broke the governor’s executive order limiting gatherings. The party grew, at its largest juncture, to around 700 people in total. Police initially began receiving complaints about a potential disturbance at 8:30 pm from nearby residences. Futhermore, the large […]
How are the north-eastern US state markets withstanding the Covid-19 impact?

Reading Time: 15 minutesBy Paul Stevens and Miles Hurley, news editor and reporter for ShortTermRentalz US: In the latest feature of our short-term rental market recovery series, we analyse the situation in the north-eastern US states of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania to track how they are responding to the Covid-19 pandemic ahead of a gradual […]
Airbnb reveals collection of US $1 billion in global hotel and tourism tax

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: Home-sharing platform Airbnb has announced that it has collected US $1 billion in global hotel and tourism tax (TOT) to date. The San Francisco-based company has so far established global partnerships with more than 400 governments around the world from whom to collect and remit taxes. Via a press statement, Airbnb said: “At Airbnb, […]