Over 1,300 ads for illegal tourist apartments removed in 2023
Catalan government says Airbnb has 80% of illegal listings and is not cooperating
Catalan government says Airbnb has 80% of illegal listings and is not cooperating
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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
Accomodation platform forecasts they will spend around €40 million euros in Barcelona during Mobile World Congress