British Columbia enforces short-term rental registry for May
British Columbia is enforcing a provincial rental registry for short-term rental hosts, set to come into effect on 1 May 2025. Hosts who do not comply are at risk of potential penalties or booking removals.
IHM A-Z: 2025 top trends in travel, hospitality and real estate
IHM’s editorial team [George Sell, editor-in-chief; Paul Stevens, editor – short-term rentals; and Eloise Hanson, editor – hospitality] provide a glimpse into what to expect for the travel, hospitality and real estate sectors in 2025 in our annual A-Z article.
Rent Responsibly: Hospitality and the information gap
[SPONSORED CONTENT] US-based short-term rental advocacy organisation Rent Responsibly explores hospitality and the ‘information gap’ while going between the lines of its 2024 STR Industry Report.
Industry leaders address regulatory landscape at VRMA Europe
France: Paris hosted the first Vacation Rental Management Association [VRMA] European Conference since 2019 as global short-term / vacation rental professionals gathered in Paris for an educational event building industry collaboration.
STRz Summit 2023 session focus: Smarter regulation for everyone
UK: In our second session focus feature ahead of the inaugural STRz Summit in London on Wednesday 18 October, we explore the regulatory landscape in the short-term rental industry, including the existential threats to the sector, discuss how to establish more proportionate regulations to ensure fair competition, and assess what comes next.
Finland set to require permits for short-term rental hosts
Finland: A number of cities and municipalities across Finland have drawn up a list of proposals, published by the Building Inspection Association, for how to regulate short-term rentals more tightly in the country.
STRz spotlight: TravelStaytion founder Jason Anastasinis
UK / Greece: Jason Anastasinis, founder and MD of TravelStaytion, speaks to STRz about the recovery of the Greek holiday rental market since the 2008 financial crash, the impact of the EU short-term rental initiative, and his vision for the company’s future.
Vitur Summit preview: “STRs are the solution to revitalise cities”
Spain: Ahead of the Vitur summit in Málaga this Wednesday through Friday, the president of FEVITUR, Miguel Angel Sotillos, defends the value of his sector before his speech at the most important event in Europe for the world of short-term rental and tourist apartments.
Second homes could be charged double council tax in Scotland
UK: The Scottish Government and COSLA [The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities] could introduce plans to charge double the full rate of council tax for second homes in the country.
Airbnb suspends all bookings in Myanmar
Myanmar: Airbnb has suspended hosting at all of its existing listings in Myanmar in response to the implementation of strict new laws in the country prohibiting foreign tourists from staying at unregistered guesthouses or hotels.