Spain fines Airbnb €65 million for advertising illegal short-term rental properties
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Summary
Spain has fined Airbnb €65 million for advertising illegal short-term rental properties that lacked proper licenses or were banned. The consumer affairs ministry ordered the platform to remove over 65,000 illegal listings immediately, with the fine representing six times the profits Airbnb made from these properties while they were in violation of Spanish consumer protection rules.
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· 4 pulledSpain has fined Airbnb €65 million for continuing to advertise short-term rental properties that were banned or lacked proper licences to operate.
Officials said more than 65,000 Airbnb adverts breached Spanish consumer protection rules, including listing properties without licences or with licence numbers that did not match official registers.
The penalty is equal to six times the profits Airbnb made while the properties were still listed despite being in breach of the rules.
The country's consumer affairs ministry said the fine is final and ordered the US-based platform to remove the illegal listings immediately.
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