Spain’s national register for tourist rentals struck down by court
Spain’s Supreme Court has struck down a national registry for tourist accommodation introduced by the government to combat illegal short-term rentals, ruling that Madrid had...
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Airbnb faces €64m fine in Spain for thousands of rental ads lacking rental licence
Spain’s left-leaning coalition government announced on Monday that it has imposed a penalty of more than 64 million euros on Airbnb, accusing the platform of...
Airbnb removes 65,000 illegal listings in Spain, while government identifies 55,000 more
Spain’s Ministry of Social Rights and Consumer Affairs said on Wednesday that Airbnb has now withdrawn the 65,000 listings for holiday rentals that the ministry...
Airbnb reaches agreement with Spanish government to remove irregular listings
Airbnb has reached an agreement with the Spanish government to remove listings for holiday rentals in Spain that do not have an official registration code....
Spanish government makes Booking.com remove over 4,000 tourist rental ads
Booking.com, the major online hotel booking platform, has confirmed it has removed thousands of listings in Spain following the latest efforts by the Spanish government...
Thousands protest against over-tourism in Barcelona & Mallorca, many with water pistols
Thousands took to the streets in Barcelona and on the island of Mallorca on Sunday to protest against over-tourism, with many squirting water pistols at...
Spain orders Airbnb to remove over 65,000 ‘illegal’ holiday rental listings
Spain’s consumer rights ministry said on Monday that it has instructed Airbnb to remove over 65,000 holiday rental listings from its platform, citing violations of...
Tens of thousands march across Spain to protest the growing housing crisis
Tens of thousands of people across Spain took to the streets on Saturday to protest the country’s surging housing costs, expressing deep frustration over a...
Consumer affairs ministry identifies over 15,000 illegal tourist flats in Madrid
Spain’s Ministry of Consumer Affairs has been tracking all tourist apartment listings in the city of Madrid, and the numbers don’t add up. The department,...
Spanish government targets Airbnb for listing ‘apartments without tourist licences’
The Spanish government opened an investigation on Wednesday into holiday rental platform Airbnb for allegedly failing to take down adverts for thousands of apartments that...
