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THE US-based short-term rental site Airbnb has been slapped with a €64 million fine by the Spanish government over more than 65,000 adverts encouraging customers to rent out unlicenced tourist apartments. The Ministry of Consumer Affairs announced that it has identified 65,122 ads on Airbnb’s site promoting tourist apartments which violate consumer protection laws. Investigators found advertisements that listed accommodations …

WITH its eye-catching orange tree-lined streets, renowned gastronomy and spectacular monuments such as the Plaza de España or Royal Alcazar, it’s no surprise that Sevilla has become a leading destination for tourists eager to soak up some Spanish culture. In fact, the Pearl of Andalucia is Spain’s third most popular city with visitors, with around 4.8 million making the trip …

The crackdown on Airbnb in Spain has officially started, following a directive issued by government officials in July ordering the removal of any unregistered vacation rentals. The American rental giant is going to start identifying “irregular listings” and will give hosts a 10 day window in which they can add the Unique Rental Registry Number or the NRUA in Spanish …

Congress has registered a BILL that will increase the tourist flat rental tax in Spain, which includes a 100% new levy for non-EU buyers of property. The socialist PSOE party group on Thursday presented the first draft written of the package which includes the extensive housing reforms announced by the Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in January. The bill seeks to …

According to economists, the number of MALAGA holiday apartment bookings dropped by 37,000 from July to November last year because domestic demand was down. Major protests took place in 2024 over ‘saturation’ of tourist areas and whether domestic residents were influenced by those demonstrations remains unclear. In 2023, there were 609,277 apartment reservations during the same period. READ MORE These …