Holidaymakers searching for accommodation in New York City will find far fewer options than usual after a clampdown on Airbnb rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
New regulations that came into place on Tuesday effectively ended a free-for-all which was allowing all landlords and residents to rent out their properties to tourists by the week or night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Airbnb says it has already begun limiting some new reservations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Under the new rules, only registered hosts will be allowed to accept guests for fewer than 30 days via platforms such as Airbnb and VRBO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They must remain in the home while renting it out and no more than two guests are allowed at a time – essentially banning families and putting an end to group bookings for parties, or stag and hen weekends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
New York City officials say they have received 3,800 applications from people wanting to register as hosts but just under 300 have been approved so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The regulations are a win for housing advocates who argued apartments in the city were becoming de facto hotels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Airbnb fought the new rules, arguing the strict conditions amount to a ban and will negatively impact travelers looking for affordable accommodations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But since 21 August 2023, Airbnb – which had 38,500 ‘non-hotel’ listings in New York in January – has been stopping reservations for hosts who could not provide either a city registration number or proof they had applied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Authorities in New York are far from the first to restrict how holiday rental platforms operate in their city.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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