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Older Airbnb hosts or ’empty nesters’ on the rise in Ireland
Reading Time: 2 minutesIreland: The number of older Airbnb hosts – also known as ’empty nesters’ – is rising at a rapid rate in Ireland. Airbnb say people over the age of 60 are the fastest-growing host demographic, with the numbers increasing 34 per cent since last year. There are now more than 3,300 hosts in this age […]
Rise in Airbnb properties in Cornwall led to overcrowding this summer
Reading Time: 3 minutesCornwall: The rise in Airbnb properties in Cornwall on the market led to major overcrowding issues in the county this summer. Visit Cornwall said there were about 9,000 Airbnb properties in Cornwall in August, compared to just 17 in January 2016. Malcolm Bell, chief executive officer for Visit Cornwall said the gridlocked roads were down […]
Mike Curtis to leave Airbnb position as VP of engineering
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAirbnb: Airbnb’s head of engineering, Mike Curtis, is to leave the company later this year to pursue other projects and focus on family commitments. Curtis joined the home-sharing online rental platform in 2013 after two years in a similar position with Facebook. Airbnb will now work with Heidrick & Struggles to find a successor to […]
Colorado state set to raise property tax rates for short-term rentals
Reading Time: 3 minutesUnited States: A proposed bill in Colorado which would make owners pay commercial property tax rates for every short-term rental is awaiting approval from the Alternatives to the Gallagher Amendment Interim Study Committee. Fire stations, libraries and other public services in rural areas may be facing steep budget cuts but one group is looking to […]
West Hawaii condos caught up in proposed short-term rental bill
Reading Time: 3 minutesWest Hawaii: A crowd will speak out at this week’s Leeward Planning Commission meeting after it emerged some long-term vacation rental condos were being caught up in a vacation rental bill while others across Alii Drive were not. Condo hotels such as Kona Isle, Kona Pacific, Kona by the Sea, Kona Mansions, Kona Westwind and […]
Short-stay accommodation operators in Tanzania told to register or face arrest
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTanzania: The Tanzanian government has told short-term rental accommodation operators to register their facilities in the next 50 days or face arrest, in a move affecting Airbnb users. Tourism is considered to be one of the greatest sources of hard currency income for the East African country, which was the fifth-biggest African market for Airbnb […]
Homeowners look to cash in on Atlanta Super Bowl with $1,000 Airbnb listings
Reading Time: 2 minutesAtlanta: With the Super Bowl in Atlanta just five months away, homeowners are looking to cash in by renting their homes and out-of-town fans are willing to pay big money to experience the action first hand. Visitors looking at the Airbnb vacation home rental app have seen prices skyrocket in the area as the big […]
Dunedin Airbnb owners sent council letters urging compliance
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNew Zealand: Owners advertising their properties in Dunedin as short-term accommodation on sites such as Airbnb have been sent letters from the City Council. People advertising renting out their properties as short term accommodation on sites such as Airbnb, Bookabach and Bachcare were told that they had responsibilities under the District Plan and Building Act, […]
Greek authority announces registry for short-term rental leases
Reading Time: 2 minutesGreece: The Greek Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) has announced an electronic registry allowing property owners to lease their homes as short-term rentals online. From now on, Greek Airbnb hosts listing their homes on the site and other platforms must submit a short-term residence declaration for each tenant and enrol properties in a residential […]
Airbnb renters bypassing Vancouver licensing rules
Reading Time: < 1 minuteVancouver residents who rent their homes out on Airbnb must now have a licence to do so under new bylaws. The city agreed a deal with Airbnb in April requiring all short-term rentals on the site to display a valid business licence number by September 1. Anyone found to be breaking this bylaw could now […]