Airbnb Names New Global Policy Chief as City Fights Mount
Airbnb has appointed David Spielfogel to lead a newly elevated public policy operation, a move the company frames as sharper local engagement rather than broad-brush lobbying.
Regulations
Chaffee County Trustees Keep Rewriting Rental Policy Draft
A Colorado town board is still reworking its short-term rental ordinance, leaving operators without a final rule to plan around.
Pittsburgh Drafts Zoning Rules to Cover Every Short-Term Rental
Pittsburgh's planning department has proposed a zoning code amendment that would define and regulate short-term rentals across every part of the city for the first time.
Airbnb's Hotel Push Puts Licensed Rentals at a Disadvantage
Airbnb's expansion into hotel and boutique-lodging inventory puts professional short-term rental operators up against competitors that skip the licensing caps and registration rules increasingly binding STRs.
Las Vegas Region Moves to Make Booking Sites Block Unlicensed Rentals
A Clark County ordinance would prohibit booking platforms from taking reservations for unlicensed properties, with electronic licence verification. Roughly 13,800 active listings sit against 229 issued licences.
Salt Lake City Hits Unlicensed Hosts With $1,000 Weekly Fines
The city has started fining unlicensed short-term rental operators $1,000 a week and paired enforcement with a two-night minimum stay and a 200-night annual cap.
Airbnb Loses Appeal, New Orleans Rental Rules Stand
A federal appeals court has rejected a challenge to New Orleans' short-term rental ordinance, leaving the city's residency and permitting restrictions in force.
Most Short-Term Rentals in Warren, Vermont, Stay Unregistered
Warren's short-term rental registry is drawing weak sign-up from hosts, leaving the Vermont town with a thin picture of how many vacation rentals actually operate within its borders.
Airbnb Hosts Still Owe Tax Even Without a Form
Rental income stays taxable and VAT still applies to Airbnb's service fees, regardless of whether a host receives a reporting form from the platform.
Georgia Judge Keeps Tybee Island's Rental Permit System Intact
A Chatham County judge has rejected a challenge to Tybee Island's short-term rental permitting and enforcement rules, leaving the beach town's system in place.
Tampa Bay County's Rental Registration Plan Dies in Tie Vote
A Tampa Bay-area county commission split 2-2 on a proposed short-term rental ordinance, leaving existing rules in place for now.
Host Body Demands Councils Reveal True Cost of STL Licences
The Association of Scotland's Self-Caterers has filed Freedom of Information requests across local authorities to expose how much operators actually pay for short-term let licences.
Balearic Groups Demand Total Ban on Tourist Rentals Ahead of Vote
Two Balearic conservation organisations have called on regional election candidates to eliminate tourist rental licences entirely and halt new construction on rural land.
Italian Councils Pile New Taxes and Curbs on Short-Term Lets
Italy's national association for B&B and room-rental hosts warns that city councils are stacking higher tourist taxes and tighter local rules on top of the national short-term rental registration regime.
Edinburgh Hosts Scramble as 5% Tourist Levy Beds In
A week into Edinburgh's new 5% overnight levy, self-catering hosts are still working out who collects it, on what, and when it stops applying.
UK Landlords Face First MTD Tax Deadline 7 August 2026
HM Revenue and Customs has confirmed 7 August 2026 as the first quarterly reporting deadline for landlords brought into Making Tax Digital for Income Tax.
New Orleans Council Stalls Again, Leaving STR Hosts in Limbo
New Orleans lawmakers have once more pushed back a vote on tightening short-term rental rules, leaving permit holders unsure what compliance will look like next.
Wales Signals Retreat From Its 182-Night Letting Rule
Cardiff is reportedly preparing to ease the annual letting threshold that decides whether a Welsh holiday let pays business rates or council tax.
Gary, Indiana Puts Short-Term Rentals to a Council Vote
Gary's city council signed off on a single short-term rental listing this week, a reminder that operators there need a public vote, not just a permit, before they can open.