Jasmine Ruth Albatana

Properties available for more than 60 days a year stand to pay nearly triple the standard residential rate as Airbnb pushes back on what it calls a "wholly disproportionate" multiplier

Sydney, AU considers ban; Brazil STRs requires approval; Clarington, ON's MAT into force; Cobourg, ON considers zoning updates; East Kootenay, BC proposed STR density limits; Whitehorse, YT; England; Greece, Thessaloniki, GR; Jozsefvaros, HU; Malta; Amsterdam, NL; Highlands, SCT; READ MORE.

Licensed STR operators must collect €1.50 per person per night starting Q3 2026 with a new per-stay cap and local council revenue share

The 1% accommodation tax rate is the relief effort's first concrete win; licensing requirements and VAT obligations stay put

A Greens-led motion triggers a formal investigation into vacancy-linked prohibitions across inner-city suburbs, putting pressure on NSW's state-level 180-day cap.

As vacation rentals reshape the housing market, the government is overhauling registration rules, ramping up enforcement, and exploring designated STR zones across the islands.

Hobart, TAS' STR application fee hike; Whitsunday, QLD seeks input for STR amendments; Centre Wellington, ON approved 5% MAT; Guelph/Eramosa, ON examines amendment & licensing; Owen Sound, ON; Saanich, BC; Sarnia, ON; Athens, Greece; Italy; Vigo, Spain; Uzbekistan; Powys, Wales; READ MORE.

Parliament approves GCT on Airbnb-style accommodations from April 2027, closing a longstanding gap with the hotel sector

A revised Tourism Order removes the physical standards that long boxed STR operators and alternative accommodation providers out of Jersey's formal registration framework