United States citizens will soon get a taste of what it feels like for international travelers arriving in our country. Nations making up the European Union have been revamping how travelers outside of Europe pass through its borders.
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06.12.2023 - 04:13 / skift.com / Srividya Kalyanaraman / Tim Choate / Viktorija Molnar
Happy Thursday, folks! India did it, we made it to the finals of the men’s cricket world cup. You know what this means: Four years until I care about sports again.
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The European Council and Parliament have reached a provisional agreement on a draft regulation for data collection and sharing for short-term accommodation and rental services within the European union.
The purpose?
The agreement aligns with the Digital Services Act and the Services Directive, requiring platforms to transmit activity data to authorities regularly. The two institutions — the council and the European parliament — have to endorse and formally adopt the proposal and the regulation is expected to take effect 24 months after that’s done.
The Council will approve the text formally on November 29 and the European Parliament in early December.
“The European Holiday Home Association (EHHA) welcomes last night’s Council and Parliament deal on the Commission’s Proposal for Regulation on short-term rental data collection and sharing,” said Viktorija Molnar, acting secretary general of EHHA. “We hope that the EU data sharing framework for short-term rentals will lead to more justified, proportionate, and non-discriminatory short-term rental rules. The EHHA stands ready to further cooperate with policy makers to ensure a proper application of the EU Regulation.”
Stay tuned for developments to this story.
California-based RedAwning has introduced updates to its communication features for Airbnb superhosts.
The new communications hub communication features include:
Although this particular launch doesn’t have ChatGPT add-ons, RedAwning CEO Tim Choate hinted at that being the second phase of this launch.
The San Antonio City Council and community members are seeking to regulate short-term rentals, targeting owners operating without permits and evading taxes, reported.
However, a task force will explore methods to enforce hotel occupancy taxes, increase permit fees, and potentially impose stricter rules on the concentration of short-term rentals in specific areas. Short-term rentals, often booked through platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo, involve overnight stays for fewer than 30 days but not less than 12 hours.
The city has identified around 3,200 permitted operators, with an estimated 1,200 to 1,500 unpermitted rentals. Since the ordinance’s inception in November 2018, the city has collected $14.4 million in hotel occupancy taxes, reaching a record $5.5 million in the last fiscal year. Despite financial gains, concerns persist about unregulated operators, prompting the city to consider changes to the existing short-term rental ordinance.
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