Short-term accommodation rentals are developing fast in the EU, largely boosted by the platform economy. They bring benefits to hosts, travelers, and the broader tourism ecosystem. However, they also pose challenges, especially for local communities, which in some places are faced with less affordable housing, rising prices, or excessive tourism flows.
This is why public authorities across the EU need quality data on short-term accommodation rentals, to make sound policies and implement them effectively. Authorities across the EU are taking action to obtain data from platforms and hosts. However, they do not always receive reliable data, as hosts do not systematically register properties and online platforms do not always share data, for various legal and technical reasons. Moreover, the fragmentation of different data-gathering initiatives adds to costs and reduces the usefulness of the different data sets collected.
This is why public authorities across the EU need quality data on short-term accommodation rentals, to make sound policies and implement them effectively. Authorities across the EU are taking action to obtain data from platforms and hosts. However, they do not always receive reliable data, as hosts do not systematically register properties and online platforms do not always share data, for various legal and technical reasons. Moreover, the fragmentation of different data-gathering initiatives adds to costs and reduces the usefulness of the different data sets collected.
Online platforms, in particular SMEs, and hosts need a clear, simple, and sound legal framework to share data with public authorities.
This proposal aims at creating streamlined data collection and sharing obligations for hosts and online platforms. It will replace the current different and complex rules in the Member States with one clear and proportionate framework for data collection and sharing throughout the EU Single Market. The new rules will complement existing instruments, such as the Digital Services Act or the Directive on administrative cooperation in the field of taxation (DAC7), which already provide public authorities with certain tools and data.Please visit this link for more information.