How Prague wants to limit Airbnb services from 2025
A new regulation seeks to give local authorities the power to set the maximum number of days and square meters that rooms can be let via booking platforms.
Airbnb prices surge across Prague as city grapples with booking platform
With a rise in tourist numbers leading to increased apartment rentals through Airbnb, prices are escalating, prompting the City of Prague to fight back.
Czechia's plan to store hotel guests' personal data sparks privacy concerns
The government argues that it is simply digitizing the current protocol of storing guests' personal information, but critics voice security concerns.
Prague takes a stand against short-term Airbnb rentals in landmark court ruling
Prague City Hall has forbidden the owner of a residential building on Jungmannova Street from renting out rooms on the platform.
Apartment owners in Czechia can still rent rooms on Airbnb, new court ruling says
The decision comes after the Prague Municipal Court had initially said that homeowners' associations could prevent short-term rentals.
Czech ministry mulling stricter regulations for Airbnb rentals
The Czech Republic lags behind other European countries when it comes to overseeing short-term accommodation rentals.
The pandemic has dealt a hammer blow to Prague’s Airbnb rental market
The number of Airbnb rentals available in Prague has fallen by more than half in a two-year period.
Prague’s cheap rent bubble has burst with a return to pre-pandemic prices
The era of knock-off rent prices in the Czech Republic may be over as the effects of the Covid pandemic wear off.
Czech morning news in brief: Top headlines for September 30, 2021
Prime Minister Babiš fined over conflicts of interest, progress in Turów mine talks, Hungarian leader Orbán holds debate with Babiš during Czech visit.
A Prague court's ruling could devastate short-term accommodation providers
A landmark ruling is set to increase the tax burden for Airbnb owners through a reclassification of rentals as taxable business activity.
Tough times ahead for Czech Airbnb providers despite jump in turnover worldwide
A lack of foreign tourists in Prague and other Czech cities leaves the accommodation provider struggling to recreate pre-pandemic success.
Czech morning news in brief: top stories for March 9, 2021
Largest mass murder of Czechoslovak citizens in history commemorated, Airbnb listings in decline, Czech Republic supports EU vaccination passes.
Prague and other cities met with European Commission over new Airbnb regulations
A draft of new EU regulations for the digital economy will soon be released, and city leaders want it to cover short-term rentals