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Developments
Where’s the detail? Doubts remain as WA short stay plan welcomed
A report outlining WA’s plan for mandatory registration of the state’s 20,000-plus short stay properties has been welcomed by the…
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Airbnb turned into brothel while homeowner on holiday
A New Zealand man who leased out his family home on Airbnb for two weeks, only to find it had…
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Accom wrap: Airbnb goes public, Schwartz backs accom body, hotels talk big issues, Wyndham’s wonder wall
Airbnb is to become a publicly traded company next year, fuelling speculation about whether the home share giant will be…
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Ditch 180-day cap, short stay chief urges NSW
Stayz wants key elements of NSW’s short-stay plan dumped, joining other industry leaders in warning curbs could damage the state’s…
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Airbnb under microscope as northern NSW eyes caps
Airbnb’s impact on northern NSW will be evaluated in light of planned short-stay curbs and a 2018 study which found…
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Australasian short stays targeted by drug smugglers
Antipodean airbnbs are being targeted by criminals looking to establish drug trafficking rackets and cash in on high methamphetamine prices…
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Broome operators seek curbs as they lose “10 to 15 percent a year to Airbnb”
Broome accom providers have joined the fight for urgent regulation of short stay holiday lets, claiming established businesses are losing…
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Industry
Unnecessary and unfair: Why Airbnb rejects NSW short stay plan
For four long years the question of how best to regulate home sharing has been debated and deliberated at great…
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NSW short stay curbs labelled “draconian” – and too soft
One industry body has slated as "draconian" NSW's plans for short stay reform which last week drew widespread sector support…
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“Important step forward”: Accom hails NSW short stay plan
Changes designed to tackle NSW’s rogue short stay operators went to public consultation this week, with the industry hailing them…
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