Airbnb’s City Portal Lets Cities Monitor and Enforce Listings
Airbnb is collaborating with municipal governments who have long asked for direct access to information about listings to identify those…
Vrbo to Put Temporary Ban on One-Night Rentals in Arizona
To curb party houses and discourage large gatherings at short term rentals during the pandemic, Vrbo is banning all one-night…
Cities Are Using AI to Regulate Short Term Rentals
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been a buzzword for years, and many companies have tried to find ways to integrate it…
Airbnb Helps Los Angeles Weed Out Illegal Short Term Rentals
Airbnb has partnered with the city of Los Angeles with a program focused on removing illegal listings from the platform,…
Chicago Proposes Ban on One-Night Airbnb Rentals
Chicago wants to step in to curb the use of rentals as ‘party houses’ with more restrictions on short term…
Los Angeles Drags on Enforcing Illegal Airbnb Listings as City Faces Budget Shortfall
According to a report from The Los Angeles Times, thousands of illegal listings in Los Angeles are still up on…
Catalonia Approves Home-Sharing in New Tourism Decree
Catalonia has approved a tourism decree to legally recognize short term rentals in the region. Catalonia’s capital is Barcelona which…
Hungary Plans to Restrict Short Term Rentals in Budapest
According to 24.hu, the government in Budapest plans to restrict short term rentals in Hungary’s capital city, which will have…
Airbnb, Vrbo Agree to Remove Illegal Kauai Vacation Rentals from Platform
Kauai County has reached an agreement with both Airbnb and Vrbo that only legal vacation rentals will get listed on…
Some Illegal Short Term Rentals Get Permission to Operate in West Hollywood
West Hollywood’s Planning Commission hesitantly revised their zoning code to permit residential structures in business zones that have been wrongfully…