Airbnb’s Irish unit sets aside $1bn for tax investigations
Holiday rental business set up Irish operation in 2013
Holiday rental business set up Irish operation in 2013
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After more than a year of renting out a spare bedroom to holidaymakers, Dublin writer June Caldwell shares what she’s learned
Strong day for banking stocks lifts Irish market, while Airbnb and Puma fall after weak outlook statements
Shares slump after lacklustre results
Valencia region plans to increase fines for unlicensed apartments as tourism backlash grows
Concerns about overtourism alongside a shortage of long-term accommodation and rising rents makes change inevitable
Give me a Crash Course in... Airbnb and changes to the planning system for short-term lets
Government is two years planning legislation but has yet to consult interested parties
Holiday lets not suitable for long-term rental should fall outside any new controls, platform says
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Licences of 10,101 apartments currently approved as short-term rentals to be scrapped under plans
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Vast swaths of office space have been left empty after a big shift to remote working
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Firm says growth in the current period for nights and experiences booked – a key industry metric – will be ‘relatively stable’
A gift to a friend North of the border exposes serious problems with using Airbnb
US firm battling range of questions on quality of its planes after mishaps
Renamed policy also allows hosts to cancel reservations without fees and other related consequences
It’s debatable what effect it would have on Israel, but it would have significant consequences for Ireland
It is not acceptable to have tourists living in houses while 13,300 people live in hotel bedrooms
Recent filings by GL Real Invest and Mobile Homes Phoenix Park are one-page documents that simply list income and expenditure for the year
Industry chiefs call for balanced approach on accommodation
Businessman and his mother avoid prosecution after companies accept responsibility for unauthorised Airbnb lettings
Holiday rental company readies ‘multiyear journey’ to push into new areas as revenue growth slows
Law is designed as an initiative to tackle region’s housing shortage and would see closure of 28,000 tourist properties, according to estimates
Home-sharing company does not acknowledge ‘any liability’ as part of arrangement
In Dublin, shares were down on the day, in line with European peers.
Plans to introduce a short-term tourist letting register in Ireland are currently stalled
Q&A: Standalone properties must meet very specific rules to qualify for valuable tax relief on rent of up to €14,000
Properties will be given ‘expert guidance and workshops’ as well as financial aid
Irish Stock Exchange performs better than European peers but still little on upside for individual stocks.
After three years of work to reinvent a former school bus, ‘Dervla’ is now up and running as a successful self-catering tourist accommodation in Co Waterford
One smart move a company can make is to take digital transformation away from the IT department, an expert advises
The report found that Airbnb stays accounted for 6 per cent of all nights in paid accommodation across the country in 2022
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Q&A: Local authorities say they are clamping down; holiday site listings suggest they may not be having as much success as they thought
While plans to regulate the sector are delayed, anyone who can produce documentary evidence that they’ve been an Airbnb host for seven years or more will be in the clear
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On The Money: Short-term letting provides a great opportunity for holidaymakers and landlords but it is a mixed blessing for Government
Q&A: The rules on both arrangements are different and, in the case of short-term letting, depend on whether you let out rooms or the whole property
Commercial interests and retirees with high incomes often outbid younger people
GoPlugable will allow homeowners to rent out EV chargers to drivers who need to top up vehicles
Only one in four Dublin West TDs attended online event addressing the rising number of eviction notices, Airbnb lettings and the Housing Assistance Payment, among other issues
From bagging a cheap flight and packing smartly to getting around and finding the prettiest sites, there’s a wealth of tech to help you on your travels
Meta, Google, Airbnb, Yahoo!, Twitter, Microsoft, Apple and Tinder account for 87^% of cross-border GDPR complaints to Ireland’s DPC
Four of the larger Killarney hotels now accommodating refugees along with a number of hostels, guesthouses and self-catering accommodation
San Francisco-based company says it is rolling out more than 50 new features and upgrades
Labour councillor Darragh Moriarty describes An Bord Pleanála’s decision as a ‘minor victory’ in a ‘bigger picture’
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