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Murcia enforces new Airbnb registration rule
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSpain: The Region of Murcia has partnered with Airbnb to enforce stricter regulations on short-term rentals, requiring all listings to display a valid tourist registration number.
Ibiza and Airbnb sign deal to combat illegal tourist rentals
Reading Time: 2 minutesSpain: Ibiza Council and Airbnb have struck a milestone agreement to crack down on illegal tourist accommodation listed on the platform.
Andalusia to combat illegal rentals with new fine system
Reading Time: 2 minutesSpain: Property owners of unlicensed holiday rentals in Andalusia, Spain, could now face fines of up to €600,000 [£496,700] under a new legal framework aimed at tackling overtourism and protecting local communities.
Lodgify adds smart locks feature to smoothen keyless entry
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSpain: Lodgify, a vacation rental management platform for independent hosts and property managers, has launched a new feature that lets hosts handle their smart locks from their devices.
Mayors debate affordable housing solutions in European Parliament
Reading Time: 3 minutesEurope: The mayors of Madrid and Barcelona debated solutions for the affordability housing crisis in the European Parliament this week.
Shirazian succeeds Klett as Lodgify CEO
Reading Time: 2 minutesSpain: Lodgify, a vacation rental management platform for independent hosts and property managers, has named Shaun Shirazian as its new CEO to accelerate its next phase of growth and innovation.
How AI is transforming furniture, design, sourcing and supply
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSpain: Ankur Agrawal, founder and CEO of Inhabitr, speaks to STRz in Madrid about how AI is transforming furniture, design, sourcing and supply in short-term rentals and hotels.
Spanish PM Sánchez plans tax rises for holiday rentals
Reading Time: 3 minutesSpain: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has announced plans to raise taxes on holiday rentals in a bid to address soaring rents in cities across Spain, in line with a new European Union directive.
Alicante implements two-year ban on new holiday rentals
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSpain: Alicante City Council has imposed a two-year ban on new licences for short-term holiday rentals in order to address concerns over mass tourism and local available housing supply.
Spanish authorities investigate Airbnb for “illegal” listings
Reading Time: 2 minutesSpain: Spanish authorities have launched an investigation into Airbnb for allegedly failing to remove “thousands” of illegal short-term rental listings from its platform.