Can Europe find a way to live happily ever after with Airbnb?
Cities such as Barcelona blame it for a variety of ills, but coexistence has proved to be possible elsewhere
European tourist hot spots are closely watching a long-awaited EU proposal to increase transparency and data sharing from short-term holiday platforms such as Airbnb.
Key takeaways
- Illegal listings appear more often on Airbnb than on rival sites because its hosts are less likely to be professionals than the ones on Booking.com and Expedia;
- Barcelona described the EU Commission’s proposal as a “necessary starting point" but also made several suggestions;
- The European cities alliance, which includes more than 20 major European cities, echoed Barcelona's concerns.
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