Budapest district votes to ban STRs in referendum
Hungary: Residents in Terézváros, the District VI of Budapest, have narrowly voted to ban short-term rentals in the district in a referendum.
Eurostat: Bookings via OTAs rise by 28.3 per cent in Q1 2024
Europe: During the first quarter of 2024, guests spent 123.7 million nights in short-term rental accommodation in the European Union, booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia Group or TripAdvisor, according to the EU’s statistical agency Eurostat.
Eurostat: 678.6m nights spent in STRs via OTAs in 2023
Europe: Guests spent 678.6 million nights in short-term rental accommodation in the European Union [EU] booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia Group or TripAdvisor in 2023, according to the EU’s statistical agency Eurostat.
Eurostat: Online booking platforms grew in Q3 2023
Europe: During the third quarter of 2023, guests spent 309.4 million nights in short-term rental accommodation in the European Union [EU], booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia Group or TripAdvisor, according to the EU’s statistical agency Eurostat.
Eurostat: Online booking platforms continued growth in Q2
Europe: Guests spent almost 153 million nights in short-term rental accommodation in the European Union in the second quarter of 2023, booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia Group or TripAdvisor, according to the EU’s statistical agency Eurostat.
Eurostat: Uneven EU growth in platform tourism in Q1
Europe: Regional data for 2022 on guest nights spent in short-term rental accommodation booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia Group or TripAdvisor shows that the overall growth of platform tourism since pre-pandemic times is spread unevenly across Europe.
2022 EU nights booked on online platforms top 2019
Europe: In Q4 2022, guests spent around 97 million nights in short-term rental accommodation in the EU, booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia Group or TripAdvisor, according to Eurostat.
European Commission STR data-sharing proposal to “enhance transparency”
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.
European Commission set to propose data-sharing rules for STR platforms
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.
Eurostat: 2022 platform tourism levels surpass 2019 figures
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.