Airbnb urges Barcelona to reconsider crackdown on tourism rentals
22 hours ago · "The only winner from Barcelona's war on short-term rentals is the hotel industry," Airbnb's head of Policy for Spain and Portugal, Sara Rodriguez, wrote in a letter to Mayor Jaume Collboni sent ...
Airbnb urges Barcelona to scrap holiday let crackdown and says …
17 hours ago · According to Airbnb: "Since Barcelona’s clampdown on short-term rentals began, rents have risen by 70 per cent, while the average price of a home has increased by 60 per cent."
The end of Airbnb in Barcelona: What does the tourism
Jul 22, 2024 · Could banning Airbnbs drive up illegal lets? The impact of recent protests against overtourism in the city, as well as the city mayor's announcement he will eliminate the city's 10,000 tourist...
Airbnb calls on Barcelona to rethink short-term rental rules as ...
2 days ago · On the 10-year anniversary of Barcelona’s clampdown on hosting 1, Airbnb is calling on the city to rethink its approach to short-term rentals, as new analysis shows its policies are failing to ease housing and overtourism challenges.. In 2014, the City of Barcelona introduced a moratorium on tourist accommodation licenses, which severely restricted the ability of everyday citizens to share ...
Barcelona to Ban Short Lets in Blow to Airbnb (ABNB) - Bloomberg
Jun 21, 2024 · Barcelona plans to enact a citywide ban on all short-term rentals to address complaints that tourism is to blame for a local housing crisis and soaring rents.
Barcelona ending apartment rentals by foreign tourists - CNN
Jun 24, 2024 · Barcelona, a top Spanish holiday destination, announced on Friday that it will bar apartment rentals to tourists by 2028, an unexpectedly drastic move as it seeks to rein in soaring housing costs...
How summer overtourism affected Barcelona, Mount Fuji and Airbnbs | AP News
Aug 19, 2024 · It’s a hashtag that gives a name to the protests and hostility that you’ve seen all summer. But look a little deeper and you’ll find knottier issues for locals and their leaders, none more universal than housing prices driven up by short-term rentals like Airbnb, from Spain to …
What does a world without Airbnb look like? - BBC
Jul 2, 2024 · With Barcelona announcing a total ban on short-term rentals from the end of 2028, how will decisions to curb Airbnb and others in the world's major cities change how we travel?
Airbn-bye: Barcelona bans short-term apartment rentals for tourists
Jun 25, 2024 · Tourists in the Spanish city of Barcelona will have fewer lodging options come 2028, as the city has decided to evict operators of short-term apartment rentals. Barcelona mayor Jaume Collboni said last week that the city planned to let all of the 10,101 tourist rental licenses granted to local landlords expire when they timed out in four years.
Barcelona and the Airbnb backlash - Financial Times
Jul 12, 2024 · But a key element of the protest — and of Barcelona’s response — related to short-term rentals via platforms such as Airbnb, and their impact on housing costs.
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