Scotland's self-catering trade body says Glasgow's next City Development Plan would treat short-term lets as an unacceptable land use across most of the city, adding a planning hurdle on top of the national licensing scheme already in force.
Cheap detection tools are turning camera disclosure into a live compliance risk for short-term rental hosts, not just a line in the listing.
Seven months after tighter licensing rules took effect, the Canary Islands have shed roughly 7,000 vacation rental properties, with La Palma alone losing about one in four of its listings.
Airbnb is testing a discounted service fee for hosts who already have a guest lined up before booking, but the reservation still runs through Airbnb's system.
Digital concierge platform Localbird says most guests book tours, transfers and other extras days before arrival, not once they're already staying.
Middletown's zoning board granted an owner-occupied short-term rental permit despite three neighbors' objections, while a separate rental petition was pushed to a September hearing.
A beach management authority on Florida's Panhandle is writing rules that would require short-term rental owners to register with the agency after residents complained about trash, noise and parking.
Operators around Como, Garda, Maggiore and Iseo sold 63.1% of the beds they listed on booking platforms between June 15 and September 13, with international travelers driving most of the demand.
Riverside County has adopted tougher enforcement rules for short-term rentals in unincorporated areas, giving code enforcement more room to fine and shut down unpermitted listings.
The city attorney has filed a civil suit accusing four defendants of running unlicensed short-term rentals across 30 Los Angeles properties, with no primary-residence registration in sight.
AI tools that can search, compare and book accommodation on their own are pushing hotels, OTAs and rental platforms to decide who controls the booking screen.
The Barcelona platform shipped five AI-led products and two new plans, including a free direct-booking tier and a pilot that routes ChatGPT travel searches straight to host websites.
VayKLife has acquired Xplorie, folding the company's bundled attraction-ticket perks into a single activity-booking platform for vacation rental managers.
A California security firm says vacation rental owners can blunt costly squatter disputes by keeping ownership records, signed guest agreements and trespass notices ready before a vacancy turns into an occupation.
Grupo VP has opened Rivelian Grand Menorca in Cala Santandria, its first vacation rental property managed for someone else's asset rather than its own portfolio.
Vacation rental management company StayTerra has installed Amy Kothari as chief executive, effective immediately, with no transition period disclosed.
Bungalow and glamping units at Spanish campsites ran close to full occupancy in August, while traditional tent pitches lagged behind.
Pitkin County commissioners have opened a review of the short-term rental licensing system covering unincorporated land around Aspen and Snowmass Village, with no revised rules adopted yet.
Corpus Christi council members are voting on a measure that narrows who can call a short-term rental owner-occupied, without touching the city's existing permit system.
A coalition of Arizona municipalities wants the legislature to let voters decide in 2026 whether cities can set their own short-term rental rules again.
Mid-term furnished rentals are pulling in a wider tenant base, including renters over 50, as Madrid absorbs most of the new supply.
The city is keeping its ban on stays under 30 days fully in force through the Los Angeles Games, rejecting a temporary homeowner exception even as neighboring jurisdictions weigh looser rules.
The furnished holiday letting tax regime ended on April 6, 2025, and owners have until January 31 to claim its benefits one final time on last year's return.
A broker poll finds 88% have seen more inquiries for holiday let mortgages, even as the tax break that made the sector attractive disappears this year.