The municipality of Amsterdam is reducing the first fine it issues to people who rent out a home to tourists against the rules using holiday rental platforms such as Airbnb. Amsterdammers who commit their first violation of the holiday rental rules were previously fined 8,700 euros. Instead of full-time landlords renting to tourists, it is Amsterdammers who actually live in …
WA's biggest tourism lobby group has called for a crackdown on Airbnb, pushing for a ban on the use of residential properties for tourist accommodation unless someone is living there. Key points: Short-stay accommodation providers allow people to rent private accommodation Tourism groups say this hurts established operators like hotels Tasmania's loose approach to Airbnb has put pressure on house …
