"With me, Airbnb in Paris is history"

At the end of last year, Airbnb launched a pilot scheme through which the platform offers stays in boutique and independent hotels in cities with excessive demand or a regulated supply. The company has now announced plans to expand this service and has appointed a Head of Hotels.

Airbnb must now delete around 65,000 holiday home listings. The Spanish government is cracking down hard. The accommodation is being denounced in Spain as a driver of the housing shortage.

Key boxes for checking into holiday apartments will be banned in Milan in future. The municipal council has passed a regulation on this effect. The ban will come into force in January.