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Wire Weekly: Global short-term rental & hospitality news
NSW levy push, Rome zoning pivot, eclipse demand wave, Sonder revival, plus STR tech & market moves

KeyData Summer Report: UK short-let bookings fell in Q2, but higher rates kept revenue steady
Pricing discipline kept UK short-let revenue steady despite Q2 occupancy dip, KeyData shows

Spain's Illegal Rental Registry: What the €496 Million Compensation Claim Really Means for Property Managers
Spain's NRA struck down: €496M in claims, what the ruling really means for hosts

The 2026 Breaking Point: How Regulation, Taxes, and the Hotel Pushback are Reshaping Southern Europe's STR Market
Southern Europe's STR market faces historic squeeze from regulation, taxes, and hotel lobbying

Wire Weekly: Global short-term rental & hospitality news
Airbnb fee shifts, pet travel demand, AI booking, World Cup rental data, Hostaway leadership moves

The Myth and Reality of Spain's Empty Homes: Insights from Viviendómetro
Spain needs 275,000 more homes per year than it builds, a deficit now totaling ~750,000 units.

Your SCALE Fest Long Weekend: Here's What Four Days in Barcelona Looks Like
Part conference, part festival — your complete guide to four days in Barcelona this October

11 things I've learnt in 11 years of Pass the Keys
11 lessons from scaling a 1,700-property franchise: people, systems, and the power of letting go

The "Super-App" Wars: Why Airbnb's CarTrawler Deal is a Trojan Horse
Airbnb's super-app pivot with CarTrawler—and Expedia quietly powers the backend

Wire Weekly: Global short-term rental & hospitality news
World Cup STR demand, Vrbo's AI marketing push, Bucharest rental safety crackdown, and industry moves

The Warsaw Blueprint: Poland's New STR Law Turns Neighbors Into Inspectors
Poland reclassifies short-term rentals as commercial hotels, empowers neighbors as inspectors, and threatens €11,550 fines for non-compliance.

Badi and Caterina's €250m merger signals Flex Living is going global
Badi-Caterina, Welco, Heimby: three signals the flex living model is going institutional, worldwide.
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