European Hotels Sue Booking.com Over 20 Years of Rate Rules
Hotels across the continent are filing damages claims against Booking.com, arguing price parity rules enforced from 2004 to 2024 illegally blocked cheaper direct rates.
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Rental Operators Ditch Spreadsheets for Unified Cloud Systems
Accommodation businesses are consolidating rates, bookings, housekeeping and guest services into single cloud platforms as manual, disconnected tools become too costly to run at scale.
A Coruña's Visitor Tax Collects €1.04M, Tops Forecast
The Galician city has already brought in more than its full first-half target from the tourist tax and now expects €2.5 million for the year, a number that keeps the fee's future firmly in view.
Calvià Steers €17 Million Tourist Tax Into Magaluf Overhaul
Mallorca's Calvià town hall says it will spend close to €17 million raised through the Balearic tourist tax rebuilding Magaluf's infrastructure and shifting the resort away from its budget-party reputation.
Ibiza Inspectors Seal Home Rented Without Tourist License
Authorities shut down a property on the island after finding it was being marketed for short-term stays without the registration Balearic law requires.
Naples Caps Home-to-Rental Conversions in Historic Center
Naples' city government has approved a cap limiting how many apartments in a single historic-center building can be converted into short-term tourist rentals.
Europe's Short-Term Rental RevPAR Rose 4.3% in August
Revenue per available room across the region's short-term rental market climbed 4.3% year-over-year in August, even as the peak booking season showed signs of cooling elsewhere.
Málaga Hotel Group Fights New Three-Year Lodging Freeze
Costa del Sol hotel employers have filed formal objections against Málaga's ban on new tourist accommodation licenses, arguing the freeze will scare off investment without fixing the city's underlying problems.
EU Push Gives Cities Firmer Legal Ground on Airbnb Rules
A Brussels plan to write short-term rental caps into EU law is being framed as protection against court challenges, which would make existing city restrictions harder for hosts to overturn.
EU Links Housing Shortage to New Short-Term Rental Curbs
Brussels is again pointing to the region's housing shortage to justify tighter rules on short-term rentals, with a registration mandate and a city-cap proposal both already in motion.
Líbere Opens Second Porto Property Mixing Short and Mid-Stays
Líbere Hospitality Group has opened a second Porto asset, pairing short lets with month-plus stays in Vila Nova de Gaia's old port wine cellar district.
Fraudsters Now Use WhatsApp to Scam Rental Guests
Booking fraud has jumped in recent months as scammers ditch generic phishing emails for WhatsApp messages built from real reservation details.
Spain's Top Court: Owners, Not Sub-Lessors, Owe HOA Fees
Spain's Supreme Court has ruled that community-of-owners fees stay the legal responsibility of the registered owner even when a non-owner landlord is the one actually renting out the unit.
EU Weighs New Airbnb Limits to Ease Housing Crunch
Brussels is examining fresh curbs on short-term rental platforms as part of a broader plan to free up housing stock, adding to rules already set to take effect in 2026.
Italian Hosts' Group Rejects EU Case for Airbnb Rent Caps
Aigab, the Italian association representing short-term rental managers, says Brussels has no proven evidence that short-term lets push up rents, as the EU moves to let cities cap listings.
EU Proposes Law Shielding Cities' Airbnb Restrictions
The European Commission's draft Affordable Housing Act would give governments explicit legal cover to cap short-term rentals and block non-resident home purchases in pressured markets, but it still needs sign-off from the European Parliament and EU governments.
EU Sets 2026 Deadline for Airbnb Registration Amid Housing Backlash
Brussels is under fresh pressure to go further than its existing short-term rental data law as lawmakers link Airbnb and Booking.com listings to housing shortages.
Brussels Folds Short-Term Rentals Into Affordable Housing Push
The European Commission is drafting an Affordable Housing Act that would give cities fresh grounds to restrict short-term rentals, with no formal proposal date yet set.
Vigo Hosts Must Collect New Tourist Tax From October 1
Vigo's city council has given final approval to a lodging tax that takes effect October 1, though cruise ship passengers get a longer grace period, not paying until June 30.
Verona and Lake Garda See Autumn Bookings Already Running Hot
Verona and the Veneto shore of Lake Garda closed peak summer with occupancy at seasonal highs, and the region's tourism observatory says autumn demand is already tracking strong.