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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 …

After a Madrid Court threw out AIRBNB’s appeal, 65,000 listings for unlicensed holiday flats in Spain could be removed. In recent months, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs has sent three orders demanding that online advertisements be removed because accommodation violates tourist housing regulations. The Madrid High Court has backed the Ministry over its first submission, which results in a ban …