The new rules for short-term rentals in the EU have been finalised and will come into force in about two years, Airbnb welcomes the rules. At the same time, Airbnb declares its intention to be a “good partner” to the authorities during this period by adhereing to four commitments.
Airbnb’s commitments
Supporting the exchange of best practice data
The Platform is committed to supporting efforts to implement new short-term rental rules in the EU in a safe, efficient and reasoned way for the benefit of all.
In the coming months, it stresses that it will work closely with the European Commission as well as with national governments. This cooperation will involve the creation of ‘Single Data Entry Points’ that will receive data from the platforms and help ensure technical alignment between them and its platform.
Application of local rules
The EU short-term rental rules are already changing the way laws are developed in Europe and will require new approaches from governments and platforms.
“We hope to see more targeted and proportionate policy interventions by member states in line with the EU approach,” Airbnb highlights. This approach addresses local concerns while protecting permanent residents whose activity has no impact on housing supply.
Airbnb notes:
“We are committed to working with EU authorities on smart local rules to complement the EU short-term rental industry by sharing aggregated data and information at the draft regulation stage to inform policy making.
We are also committed to supporting authorities in enforcing proportionate local rules, including technical solutions.” Indeed, as he points out, Airbnb is already working with hundreds of local authorities across the EU to support compliance with regulations through products such as City Portal.
Addressing housing concerns
Airbnb recognises the acute crisis for affordable housing in many parts of the EU and the importance of this issue for local Authorities and Communities.
“Although this is a complex problem with many underlying causes, we want to ensure that short-term rentals do not exacerbate the current challenges,” the platform stresses, highlighting:
“Alongside effective enforcement of the EU STR, we are committed to conducting more research to better understand the impact of short-term rentals and the role we can play to help.”
Building a sustainable future for tourism
Airbnb is committed to helping ordinary Europeans seize the opportunity to host and partner with all EU regions that want more tourism.
“We are already working with rural associations, heritage organisations and sectors such as vineyards to promote travel to less visited areas and we are always keen to do more,” say an Airbnb spokesperson.
They go on to stress the point : “We are also committed to supporting areas that have too many tourists in the same place at the same time.
Airbnb guests typically represent a small proportion of visitors to Europe’s major cities and our technology-based interventions, such as flexible booking, help to further disperse visitors.
Through our commitment to work with tourism organisations and authorities, we can transition to a more balanced and sustainable future for Europe that includes setting sensible rules with collective efforts to spread travel more evenly.”
The start of a new chapter
According to Airbnb, the new EU rules mark the beginning of a new chapter for short-term rentals in Europe. The 24-month transition period represents an opportunity for platforms and authorities to work together and plan in advance for broad data sharing, proportionate local rules and a more sustainable future for tourism.
“Through these commitments we will guide the dynamics of the EU STR and help communities that want tourism to thrive, and those that want more control to get the right safeguards in place.
We are already working with the authorities to deliver on these commitments and we are ready to work with more in the coming months.”
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