One of the warmest places in Europe says enough. It will be more difficult to find accommodation
It is one of the warmest cities in Europe, loved by Poles. A ban on Airbnb properties has just been introduced here.
Another Spanish city is starting the fight against short-term rentals, most often known to tourists from booking platforms such as Airbnb. Malaga may be the next city, after Barcelona and Valencia, to limit the issuance of new licenses. So far, however, the first ban has been issued, which will prevent owners of some properties from making them available to foreign guests. This is a regulation regulating the number of entrances that an apartment listed on Airbnb must have.
Too many tourists in Malaga
Malaga, one of the most important cities in sunny Andalusia, is the European capital of heat. No wonder that Poles not only willingly fly there for short holidays during the autumn and winter months, but also buy real estate along the entire length of the hot Costa del Sol. Both tourists and owners of seaside apartments may be worried about the latest changes that have been implemented in the Spanish city. Their aim is to gradually limit the use of private facilities by foreign guests. This model of tourism, which has been popular for years, is disliked primarily by city residents who complain about too high rental prices.
New Airbnb regulations
The first step towards restricting Airbnb in Malaga is the recently imposed ban on owners and tourists sharing the same entrance. In practice, it means that facilities rented in apartment blocks will have to have a separate, independent entrance through which guests will enter. “This rule will not apply to approximately 8,000. existing tourist apartments in Malaga, but only to those registered after the approval of the decree on tourist apartments last February,” wrote The Olive Press in an article. However, these are not the only changes.
As Fly4free.pl writes, Mayor Francisco De la Torre asked the Ministry of Tourism to introduce a tax on accommodation in places considered short-term rental. However, Airbnb believes that such plans could only harm the town, which is popular among tourists, and recalls the fate of other regions. “One year after New York banned short-term rentals, housing prices continue to rise and travelers are paying record high prices for hotel nights. In Scotland, the introduction of restrictive short-term rental regulations has had a detrimental impact on the tourism industry and economy,” reads an article published on the booking platform.
