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Spain hits Airbnb with massive €64m fine as portal still flouts housing laws

THE US-based short-term rental site Airbnb has been slapped with a €64 million fine by the Spanish government over more than 65,000 adverts encouraging customers

15 Dec, 2025 @ 11:50

Business & Finance·Lead·Property

Airbnb shock in Alicante with 73% of tourist flats being advertised without a licence

This Spanish city takes the unwanted crown for the most illegal tourist flats – even beating out several Costa del Sol towns

WITH its eye-catching orange tree-lined streets, renowned gastronomy and spectacular monuments such as the Plaza de España or Royal Alcazar, it’s no surprise that Sevilla

16 Sep, 2025 @ 09:51

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Property·Sevilla

More than 8,000 tourist flats to be removed from Malaga province

THE Spanish government has announced that over 8,000 tourist flats in Malaga province will be removed from online platforms such as Airbnb and Booking. Prime

15 Sep, 2025 @ 14:21

Andalucia·Business & Finance·Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga·Other News·Property·Travel News

Airbnb begins removing holiday rentals in Spain without a rental registration number

SPAIN’S Airbnb crackdown has officially begun, with a July directive from government officials ordering the removal of all unregistered holiday rentals. The American rental giant

30 Jul, 2025 @ 10:32

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Property

Airbnb strikes deal with Mallorca to stop illegal tourist home listings

AIRBNB has signed an agreement with the Consell de Mallorca to stop illegal holiday lets being advertised on the online portal. The general director of

20 Jun, 2025 @ 18:30

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Spain moves forward with hiking tourist flat taxes and new 100% levy on non-EU property buyers

Spain moves forward with higher Airbnb taxes and new 100% levy on non-EU property buyers

A BILL to increase tourist flat rental taxes in Spain which also features a new 100% levy on non-EU property buyers has been registered in

23 May, 2025 @ 13:30

Lead·Politics·Property

Huge protest in Malaga last year saw thousands of locals take to the streets to demand regulation against tourist flats

Tourist flat crackdown in Spain’s Andalucia: 2,600 licences in Malaga, Sevilla and Cadiz to be cancelled

THE Junta de Andalucia has begun the withdrawal of some 2,600 tourist flat licences following a series of protests by locals. The regional government is

17 Feb, 2025 @ 09:00

Andalucia·Lead·Property

Spain's war on tourist apartments continues with new law set to come into effect this week

Is Airbnb in trouble in Spain? Tourist flat reservations plummet in Malaga following local backlash

MALAGA tourist apartment bookings fell by 37,000 between July and November last year due to a reduction in domestic demand, according to economists. Major protests

14 Feb, 2025 @ 12:48

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Airbnb shock in Alicante with 73% of tourist flats being advertised without a licence

NEARLY three-quarters of Alicante’s City’s tourist flats are not registered according to a city council report. Up to 20% of homes in districts like the

7 Jan, 2025 @ 11:23

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Revealed: How landlords in Malaga earn up to 622% more by renting out to tourists instead of long term tenants

IF you’re wondering why so many landlords are choosing to rent out to holidaymakers instead of long term tenants, the latest figures suggest they can’t

25 Oct, 2024 @ 08:00

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Property

Airbnb owners in Barcelona demand €1billion compensation as city prepares to ban ALL tourist flats by 2028

BARCELONA’S Airbnb owners are demanding compensation totalling €1billion following the city council’s decision to revoke the licences of the 10,000-plus tourist apartments that operate in

17 Sep, 2024 @ 16:30

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Property

Sevilla can legally cut off water supply to law-breaking tourist flats, court rules

A COURT in the popular tourist city of Sevilla has ruled that the local council can legally cut off water supply to unlawful tourist flats.

27 Aug, 2024 @ 11:40

Lead·Sevilla·Travel News

Spain’s third most visited city will cut off water supply to illegal Airbnb-style apartments

TOURIST apartments found to be operating illegally in a major city in Spain will have their water supply cut off, it has been announced. The

12 Aug, 2024 @ 16:13

Andalucia·Lead·Sevilla·Travel News

Airbnb shares drop 12% amid growing backlash in Spain: Company cites weakening US demand

SHARES in the online vacation rental company Airbnb dropped by 12% on Tuesday, in the midst of an ongoing backlash in Spain against a tourism

7 Aug, 2024 @ 10:08

Business & Finance·Lead·Travel News

New tourist apartments in Spain may soon need the approval of residents, as government takes more steps to combat negative effects of sector on locals

ANY new tourist accommodation in Spain that is located in an apartment block could soon require the approval of the homeowner’s association before it can

24 Jul, 2024 @ 17:02

Lead·Travel News

Faeces is found smeared on lockboxes outside Airbnb flats in southern Spain: Locals online say ‘well done’ and brand vile action ‘marvellous’

ANTI-tourism activists may have reached new lows in southern Spain after excrement was allegedly found smeared on lockboxes outside tourist apartments. Multiple padlocked boxes which

18 Jul, 2024 @ 14:20

Lead·Sevilla

Spain’s junior coalition party Sumar proposes VAT hike for tourist lets in bid to push landlords to offer longer-term contracts

SPAIN’S leftist alliance Sumar, which is the junior partner in the Socialist-led coalition government, has come up with a range of proposals for tax rises

10 Jul, 2024 @ 17:08

Lead·Politics·Property

EXCLUSIVE: Fuming Airbnb landlords claim Barcelona’s decision to eliminate ALL tourist apartments will cause a ‘recession’ and ‘won’t fix the housing issue’

AIRBNB landlords have blasted Barcelona City Council’s plans to revoke the licences of the 10,000-plus tourist apartments that operate in the city as a ‘populist

24 Jun, 2024 @ 13:25

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Property

Barcelona wants to eliminate ALL tourist apartments in 2028: But will it get past the courts?

AT a time when residents of popular destinations across Spain are demanding changes to the country’s tourism model, the Socialist mayor of Barcelona last week

23 Jun, 2024 @ 11:15

Barcelona·Lead·Property

‘This is fascism!’: British expat fury after anti-tourism activists in Spain demand a ‘list of foreign residents’ who are ‘alien’ to local culture

BRITISH expats have vented their anger after an activist group called on the local council of a popular Spanish city to create ‘a list of

17 May, 2024 @ 11:40

Catalunya·Lead·Travel News

Meet the ‘couple’ making €1million by managing 400 Airbnb flats in Spain – sparking death threats and anti-tourism sentiment online

A COUPLE who rake in €1million per year by operating 400 Airbnbs between Madrid and Malaga have sparked a backlash online. Fran and Marta manage

24 Apr, 2024 @ 11:43

Lead·Property

Spain’s Housing Minister Isabel Rodriguez pledges to ‘limit’ impact of tourist accommodation with stricter regulations on room rentals

SPAIN’S Housing Minister Isabel Rodriguez has held her role for more than 100 days now, and to take stock of the Socialist Party-led government’s actions

14 Apr, 2024 @ 13:39

Lead·Politics

Why Brits staying with friends or family in Spain should consider carrying THIS document: And what hosts MUST do to avoid fines of €10,000

BRITS and other non-EU residents looking to vacation in Spain may be required to show proof of accommodation — even when staying with friends or

10 Feb, 2024 @ 12:30

EXPLAINER·Lead·Olive Press Travel·OP Money Tree

Renting out to tourists in Spain? These will be the new laws in Andalucia that you MUST follow to avoid being fined up to €150,000

Have you had an Airbnb experience in Spain that you think is worth a story? Email tips@theolivepress.es RENTING your Spanish home to tourists can be

3 Feb, 2024 @ 12:18

Andalucia·Lead·OP Money Tree·Other News·Property

Spain sets new record for vacation apartments, with more than 340,000 across the country

THE NUMBER of vacation apartments available across Spain has set a new record, with 340,424 now in existence for a total of 1.7 million beds.

20 Dec, 2023 @ 11:28

Business & Finance·Lead

How much does the average Airbnb earn in British hotspots on Spain’s Costa Blanca?

ALICANTE UNIVERSITY has produced a unique report mapping out tourist housing in Denia- most of which is in the Les Marines and Les Rotes areas

29 Nov, 2023 @ 11:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Spain hits Airbnb with massive €64m fine as portal still flouts housing laws

This Spanish city takes the unwanted crown for the most illegal tourist flats – even beating out several Costa del Sol towns

More than 8,000 tourist flats to be removed from Malaga province

Airbnb begins removing holiday rentals in Spain without a rental registration number

Airbnb strikes deal with Mallorca to stop illegal tourist home listings

Spain moves forward with higher Airbnb taxes and new 100% levy on non-EU property buyers

Tourist flat crackdown in Spain’s Andalucia: 2,600 licences in Malaga, Sevilla and Cadiz to be cancelled

Is Airbnb in trouble in Spain? Tourist flat reservations plummet in Malaga following local backlash

Airbnb shock in Alicante with 73% of tourist flats being advertised without a licence

Revealed: How landlords in Malaga earn up to 622% more by renting out to tourists instead of long term tenants

Airbnb owners in Barcelona demand €1billion compensation as city prepares to ban ALL tourist flats by 2028

Sevilla can legally cut off water supply to law-breaking tourist flats, court rules

Spain’s third most visited city will cut off water supply to illegal Airbnb-style apartments

Airbnb shares drop 12% amid growing backlash in Spain: Company cites weakening US demand

New tourist apartments in Spain may soon need the approval of residents, as government takes more steps to combat negative effects of sector on locals

Faeces is found smeared on lockboxes outside Airbnb flats in southern Spain: Locals online say ‘well done’ and brand vile action ‘marvellous’

Spain’s junior coalition party Sumar proposes VAT hike for tourist lets in bid to push landlords to offer longer-term contracts

EXCLUSIVE: Fuming Airbnb landlords claim Barcelona’s decision to eliminate ALL tourist apartments will cause a ‘recession’ and ‘won’t fix the housing issue’

Barcelona wants to eliminate ALL tourist apartments in 2028: But will it get past the courts?

‘This is fascism!’: British expat fury after anti-tourism activists in Spain demand a ‘list of foreign residents’ who are ‘alien’ to local culture

Meet the ‘couple’ making €1million by managing 400 Airbnb flats in Spain – sparking death threats and anti-tourism sentiment online

Why Brits staying with friends or family in Spain should consider carrying THIS document: And what hosts MUST do to avoid fines of €10,000

Renting out to tourists in Spain? These will be the new laws in Andalucia that you MUST follow to avoid being fined up to €150,000

Spain sets new record for vacation apartments, with more than 340,000 across the country

How much does the average Airbnb earn in British hotspots on Spain’s Costa Blanca?

Owl inclusive! American owls sneak onto luxury cruise to Spain

Spain hits Airbnb with massive €64m fine as portal still flouts housing laws

WATCH: Storm Emilia latest: Journey aborted as ‘ferry from hell’ is tossed around like a toy during Strait of Gibraltar crossing

Good news as Spain’s inflation rate cools in November – despite food prices rising in run up to Christmas

Police bust narco-gang that used helicopters to smuggle drugs into Spain from Morocco