HOTREC welcomes European Commission proposal for Regulation on Short-Term Accommodation Rentals

On 7 November, the European Commission presented the proposal for Regulation on Short-Term Accommodation Rentals which sets common rules for the registration of hosts offering this global accommodation phenomenon and a framework that will facilitate data-sharing with public authorities.

HOTREC issued a press release welcoming the proposal and underlining the importance of establishing a framework that will protect and benefit consumers, residents, local communities and the entire EU tourism ecosystem.

We have been actively involved in discussions surrounding short-term rentals for almost a decade. In July 2022, HOTREC published a position paper which looks over years of regulatory debate and policy responses to the growing challenge of STR services and presents our vision of how to regulate STR accommodations.

We identified the following key objectives:

  • establish a mandatory host registration system and mandatory data-sharing obligations,
  • empower local authorities to manage the development of STR services, particularly regarding market access conditions for STR hosts,
  • support national fiscal authorities with relevant data,
  • introduce measures that will aim to reach a comparable level of health, safety and security as those already well-established for regulated tourism accommodation services (hotels, guesthouses, etc.), and,
  • ensure that basic rules apply to all STR hosts (professionals and peers).

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08 Sep
08/09/2023    
09:00 - 13:00
List of Participants Ms. Olga Kefalogianni, Greek Tourism Minister, will join us during the morning for an exchange (timing will be confirmed later) Draft Agenda [...]
Together for EU Tourism (T4T) stakeholder meeting
11/09/2023    
09:00 - 13:00
On 11 September 2023, the European Commission (DG GROW) will organise the first stakeholder event to support the co-implementation of the Transition Pathway for Tourism. This will be a hybrid event, taking place in Brussels and online.
Social Affairs Working Group meeting
12/09/2023    
10:00 - 12:00
On 12 September 2023, HOTREC will organise another meeting of its Social Affairs Working Group.
Members session on HOTREC European elections manifesto
14/09/2023    
10:00 - 12:00
On 14 September 2023, HOTREC will organise a members-only session to discuss the upcoming European Elections (June 2024). 
HOTREC Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee meeting
18/09/2023    
09:30 - 13:00
On the morning of 18 September 2023, HOTREC will organise another meeting of the Sectoral Social Dialogue (SSD) Committee. 
HOTREC Short-Term Rentals (STRs) Working Group meeting
21/09/2023    
10:00 - 11:30
On 21 September 2023, HOTREC will organise another meeting of its Short-Term Rentals Working Group.
Pact for Skills - Coordination meeting
21/09/2023    
15:00 - 16:30
On 21 September 2023 took place the 13th Coordination Meeting on the Pact for Skills - an initiative bringing together different skills national partnerships. The [...]
Social Dialogue reform - meeting with European Commission
27/09/2023    
09:30 - 12:00
Main outcome of the meeting available
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