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Europe: As anticipated, the European Commission has adopted a proposal for regulation that is designed to “enhance transparency” and “help public authorities ensure the balanced development” of a sustainable tourism sector.
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Europe: The European Commission is set to introduce a proposal next week that would require the major short-term rental booking platforms to provide data on the number of users using their services and on the total nights they stay in listings to national authorities.
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Europe: Eurostat, the statistical agency of the European Union [EU], has revealed that guests spent around 199 million nights in short-term rental accommodation booked via Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia or Tripadvisor in the EU in the first half of 2022.
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Worldwide: Ethical Consumer has published the first report of its kind assessing the ethical tourism and environmental credentials of travel booking platforms around the world.
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US: Matt Goldberg has been appointed chief executive officer at Tripadvisor, succeeding co-founder Steve Kaufer.
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US: Property management software provider Hostfully has teamed up with global tours and attractions business Viator.
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US: 52 per cent of Gen Z and 49 per cent of millennials in the United States are planning to
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Worldwide: Short-term rental platforms, including Vrbo [an Expedia Group brand] and TripAdvisor, are tightening their safety policies for travellers in
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US: Online travel site Tripadvisor has announced that it plans to raise $300 million in convertible notes via a private offering, in
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UK: Online travel company Tripadvisor has denied adopting “one-way terms”, “double standards” and “subterfuge” on content use on its site,
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