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Investigation finds Airbnb and Booking.com listings in Bucharest earthquake-risk buildings
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRomania: More than 200 short-term rental properties are reportedly being advertised on Airbnb and Booking.com in Bucharest despite being located in buildings where holiday letting is prohibited because of severe earthquake risk.
Crackdown begins on unlicensed rentals in Romania
Reading Time: 2 minutesRomania: Romanian authorities are cracking down on individuals who have earned income from renting out properties via short-stay booking platforms but who are alleged to have not declared their potential earnings.
Romania to tighten grip on unlicensed rentals
Reading Time: 2 minutesRomania: The Romanian Government is planning to tighten its grip on illegal short-term rentals listed on platforms such as Airbnb and Booking.com in the country.
2022 EU nights booked on online platforms top 2019
Reading Time: 2 minutesEurope: In Q4 2022, guests spent around 97 million nights in short-term rental accommodation in the EU, booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia Group or TripAdvisor, according to Eurostat.
CaptainBook.io raises €250,000 in pre-seed funding
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGreece: In-destination channel manager CaptainBook.io has announced that it has raised €250,000 in a pre-seed funding round on startup investments platform SeedBlink. and plans to expand to Europe.
Romanian hosts’ earnings threatened by draft bill
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRomania: Romanian short-term rental hosts who list their properties on platforms such as Airbnb and Booking.com are facing a threat to their earnings due to a draft bill in the country’s government. The bill that has been proposed by the government prohibits the promotion of non-registered and non-classified accommodation structures. It has now been approved […]