airbnb

Holiday rental giant argues that regulations have failed and challenges plans to eliminate tourist flats by 2028

Catalan government says Airbnb has 80% of illegal listings and is not cooperating

Deputy mayor wants to see fines that "hurt" the platforms and a simplified process for imposing them

Episode 6 of Filling the Sink asks if the current tourism model is broken and what can be done to fix it

Judges say platform is not responsible for content, overruling Catalan law

Company reported 83% fall in profits, but landowner rejected repeated calls to reduce monthly payments

City council spots 'apparently legal' accommodations and blasts company for not complying with agreements as local tourism industry struggles

Business trips only bookings in Barcelona, AirBnB apartments become short-let flats, and hotels allowed to open from Monday not expected to do it

Capital has 12 flats for every 1,000 inhabitants, more than Rome and London, finds joint Catalan-Canadian report

City council says results are "very satisfactory" while saving on official inspections and police involvement

Corporate Europe Observatory's Kenneth Haar calls on cities to challenge higher authorities for powers to manage affordable housing problems

Local authority calls on rental platform to remove unlicensed properties from its website

70% of hotels in Sitges already booked up for MWC