Airbnb, Barcelona

Airbnb hits out at Barcelona mayor over overtourism crackdown
Airbnb has urged Barcelona ’s mayor to rethink a widening crackdown on short-term rentals, arguing that it only benefits the hotel sector while failing to address overtourism and a housing crisis.
Airbnb urges Barcelona to reconsider crackdown on tourism rentals
"The only winner from Barcelona's war on short-term rentals is the hotel industry," Airbnb's head of Policy for Spain and Portugal, Sara Rodriguez, wrote in a letter to Mayor Jaume Collboni sent over the weekend and seen by Reuters. Barcelona city hall did ...
Airbnb urges Barcelona to scrap holiday let crackdown and says it's not the problem
Airbnb is urging Barcelona to reconsider the crackdown on short-term rental accommodation for tourists, as the city continues to struggle with the impact of overtourism
Airbnb urges Barcelona to rethink crackdown on short-term rentals
Global holiday home rental giant Airbnb has called on Barcelona's mayor to rethink a decision to widen the crackdown on short-term rentals,
Airbnb Faces Barcelona's Short-Term Rental Battle
Airbnb has implored Barcelona’s mayor to reconsider a severe crackdown on short-term rentals, claiming it disadvantages the housing market and benefits only hotels. Despite existing restrictions, housing and over-tourism issues remain unresolved,
Airbnb pushes back against Barcelona's tough crackdown on vacation rentals
Barcelona has implemented one of the strictest crackdowns on Airbnb and short-term rentals in the world. The measures are aimed at addressing skyrocketing rents and home prices, which city officials have said are the European city's "biggest problem.

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Airbnb requests that Barcelona review the restrictions on tourist apartments
Coinciding with the ten-year moratorium on tourist housing licenses in Barcelona and with the announcement by Jaume ...
'I'm a British expat - if you think the Spanish hate tourists let me tell you how wrong you are'
A British expat has claimed that the Spanish don't hate tourists, instead they are campaigning for a better infrastructure in ...
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Airbnb Reveals Exact October And November Dates When It's Cheapest For UK Families To Book A Stay
Meanwhile, in Spain, residents in both Barcelona and Madrid have taken to the streets in protest against the rising cost of housing, which many blame on platforms like Airbnb. Barcelona's ...