A woman arrested for offering tourist apartments in Madrid by impersonating the owners
A woman in Madrid has been arrested for defrauding users by offering tourist apartments while impersonating the real property owners.
Thousands of holiday apartments are disappearing from the Spanish market. Brussels intervenes
The European Commission questions Spain's unified register of properties for tourist rental, leading to the removal of tens of thousands of properties deemed illegal or non-compliant.
Goa: Rental Thar Rams Into Car, Wrecking It
A serious road accident occurred in the Assagao area of Goa, where a speeding rental Thar jeep collided with a tourist's car, resulting in the death of an elderly tourist from Bhopal.
The rental of a tourist apartment to question the mayor of Valencia: ‘Neither a thousand nor are they closed’
The political party Compromís has rented a tourist apartment previously ordered to close to demonstrate the local government's inaction regarding illegal vacation rentals in Valencia.
PHOTO Two apartments in one: This luxury is on sale for 424,000 euros in the center of Zagreb
A 85 m² apartment in central Zagreb is for sale at 424,000 euros, featuring the option to combine two separate rental units back into one.
Where are the more than 86,200 illegal short-term rentals: 74% are concentrated in four coastal communities
In Spain, one in five short-term rentals is illegal, with the Ministry of Housing identifying over 86,200 tourist and temporary flats that lack the necessary rental registration since July, out of which 20.9% of applications have been rejected and must be removed from online platforms like Airbnb or Booking.
Housing detects 86,000 illegal tourist and seasonal apartments thanks to short-term rental registry
The Ministry of Housing has ordered digital platforms to remove over 86,000 listings for tourist and seasonal apartments that lack proper registration numbers and do not meet legal requirements.
Dutch entrepreneur with a fraud conviction plans mega-resort in Dalmatia
A controversial Dutch entrepreneur is planning to build a tourist complex with 480 vacation homes in Rovanj, Dalmatia, attracting attention due to the area's existing rental market.
CARWIZ rent a car arrives in Curaçao and the Dominican Republic
CARWIZ rent a car has expanded its international presence by opening new locations in Curaçao and the Dominican Republic, strengthening its strategy in Caribbean tourist markets.
The Property Registry obliterates 84,250 tourist apartments that cannot be rented on Airbnb and Booking
The Property Registry has canceled 84,250 tourist apartments from being advertised on rental platforms like Airbnb and Booking.com, amid a surge of over 400,000 applications for the mandatory registration code required by the government.
Tourist housing decreases by 4% in the most visited destinations in Spain
The number of tourist homes in Spain's 25 most popular destinations fell by 4% in 2025, attributed to the new temporary rental registry and the elimination of illegal offerings.
Consumption demands seven multinationals to eliminate their tourist accommodation offers in territories occupied by Israel
The Ministry of Social Rights and Consumption has demanded the immediate removal of 138 listings for tourist accommodations located in Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories from seven vacation rental platforms.
Consumption orders seven multinationals to remove advertisements for tourist apartments in Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territory
The Spanish Ministry of Social Rights and Consumer Affairs has mandated seven tourist rental platforms to remove advertisements for vacation accommodations located in Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, citing 138 illegal listings and threatening further actions if not blocked in Spain.