What I Read This Week: Adventures in Airbnb, more closed restaurants, and one unlucky goose
Digital Features Editor Úna McCaffrey picks her favourite stories of the week including the Guardian’s eulogy of Transition Year
Airbnb
Lessons from an Airbnb host: ‘Two sisters insisted we call the Bord Gáis emergency services because the radiator was too hot’
After more than a year of renting out a spare bedroom to holidaymakers, Dublin writer June Caldwell shares what she’s learned
Europe’s Stoxx 600 index posts biggest one-day gain since November
Strong day for banking stocks lifts Irish market, while Airbnb and Puma fall after weak outlook statements
Airbnb forecasts dour third-quarter revenue as economic worries slow demand
Shares slump after lacklustre results
Southern Spain to crack down on Airbnb-style holiday rentals
Valencia region plans to increase fines for unlicensed apartments as tourism backlash grows
Airbnb backlash will be bad news for Irish holidaymakers
Concerns about overtourism alongside a shortage of long-term accommodation and rising rents makes change inevitable
What’s happening to Airbnb and holiday lets?
Give me a Crash Course in... Airbnb and changes to the planning system for short-term lets
In the dark on plans for short-term letting
Government is two years planning legislation but has yet to consult interested parties
Airbnb urges State not to drag all short-term holiday lets into planning system
Holiday lets not suitable for long-term rental should fall outside any new controls, platform says
Neglected Dublin theatre could be in line for a revival
The Rupert Guinness Theatre requires ‘substantial investment’; Def Leppard frontman at the top of the tree; and Garret FitzGerald’s love note from Sophia Loren
Barcelona to ban apartment rentals to tourists by 2028 in bid to tackle soaring housing costs
Licences of 10,101 apartments currently approved as short-term rentals to be scrapped under plans
Legal firm kindly volunteers its services to Irish Government department ahead of Covid inquiry
Plus: Mayor of Limerick’s ‘erroneous’ planning arguments; Nigel Farage’s Irish teacher; and Neil Jordan’s strange Garret FitzGerald anecdote
Roaring rural TDs came looking for Dáil insults and Simon Harris didn’t let them down
The Roaring Independents are the unwhipped cream of Irish politics, proudly refusing to take orders from anybody
Cutting corporate travel costs by paying employees to host colleagues
Roamr founders believe it offers a perfect fit for budget-conscious start-ups and tech firms that employ millennials and Generation Z-ers
EU court rules in favour of Google and Airbnb in Italian dispute
Companies had taken case over Italian law regulating online service providers
Can the AI boom halt the tech exodus from San Francisco?
Vast swaths of office space have been left empty after a big shift to remote working
Conor Pope’s guide to getting the most bang for your summer holiday buck
Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock
Airbnb sees growth slowing before summer travel uptick
Firm says growth in the current period for nights and experiences booked – a key industry metric – will be ‘relatively stable’
When is Ireland not in Ireland? Airbnb gives reader runaround over voucher
A gift to a friend North of the border exposes serious problems with using Airbnb
Boeing first-quarter jet deliveries dip to lowest since mid-2021
US firm battling range of questions on quality of its planes after mishaps
Airbnb updates cancellation policy to include ‘foreseeable weather events’
Renamed policy also allows hosts to cancel reservations without fees and other related consequences
Will Bill to ban investment in illegal Israeli settlements have any impact?
It’s debatable what effect it would have on Israel, but it would have significant consequences for Ireland
Lorcan Sirr: There are more than 18,000 houses to rent on Airbnb vs 2,000 on Daft. Something is very wrong
It is not acceptable to have tourists living in houses while 13,300 people live in hotel bedrooms
Two companies run by landlord Marc Godart lodged all their income via ATMs in Dublin
Recent filings by GL Real Invest and Mobile Homes Phoenix Park are one-page documents that simply list income and expenditure for the year
Short-term letting proposals will squeeze tourist beds, industry chiefs warn
Industry chiefs call for balanced approach on accommodation
Firms linked to Marc Godart fined for ‘egregious’ planning law breaches
Businessman and his mother avoid prosecution after companies accept responsibility for unauthorised Airbnb lettings
Airbnb plans $6bn in new share buybacks as it looks to ‘reinvent’ itself
Holiday rental company readies ‘multiyear journey’ to push into new areas as revenue growth slows
Spanish region of Catalonia to vote on limiting number of lets for tourist apartments
Law is designed as an initiative to tackle region’s housing shortage and would see closure of 28,000 tourist properties, according to estimates
Airbnb’s Irish unit to pay €576m to settle Italian tax claim
Home-sharing company does not acknowledge ‘any liability’ as part of arrangement
Global markets subdued as investors await interest rate announcements
In Dublin, shares were down on the day, in line with European peers.
EU reaches provisional agreement on rules to collect data on short-term rentals
Plans to introduce a short-term tourist letting register in Ireland are currently stalled
Falling outside rules on rent-a-room scheme can prove costly
Q&A: Standalone properties must meet very specific rules to qualify for valuable tax relief on rent of up to €14,000
Airbnb to fund some of Ireland’s most historic homes which may see some listed as accommodation
Properties will be given ‘expert guidance and workshops’ as well as financial aid
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