STR Unpacked
By Ben
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STR Unpacked is a short-term rental industry podcast that reviews the key news stories of the week alongside an invited sector expert, providing commentary, insight and practical interpretation of how current developments are shaping the market.
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Up 13.6 percent!
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May 29, 2026 |
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Built From the Front Lines: The STR Software Forged in Switzerland and Bali
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May 28, 2026 |
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They Sold Us Plumbing. The Weapon Comes Next.
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May 28, 2026 |
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Don't Brace. Organise.
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May 27, 2026 |
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Spain Built It First. Its Own Court Just Killed It.
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May 26, 2026 |
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Airbnb Took Your Edge. The Balkans Gave It Back.
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May 22, 2026 |
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The Summer Release Isn't For You
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May 21, 2026 |
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One Law, 27 Systems
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May 19, 2026 |
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Who's the host? The €60,000 question.
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May 18, 2026 |
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Why DIY AI Is Failing Property Managers with Georgina Kennerknecht Biosca
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May 15, 2026 |
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Eurostat just published a stat that nobody's talking about.
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May 15, 2026 |
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The UK just made it official.
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May 14, 2026 |
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Every time a European city cracks down on short-term rentals, hotel revenues go up.
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May 13, 2026 |
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Paris just issued nearly €1M in illegal Airbnb fines.
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May 12, 2026 |
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A $250 million deal just closed in short-term rentals.
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May 11, 2026 |
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A bailiff walked into Booking.com's Amsterdam HQ this week.
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May 08, 2026 |
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Marcus Räder: The Road to Building a Unicorn
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May 07, 2026 |
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Live from Scale España: The Conversations That Matter in Spanish STR
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May 06, 2026 |
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The STR Story Nobody's Telling
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May 06, 2026 |
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Airbnb just told the European Commission to do its job.
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May 05, 2026 |
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Airbnb, Booking.com and Expedia at all concerned.
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May 01, 2026 |
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Greece's 2026 booking pace is in.
And the headline isn't what you'd expect.
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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Valencia just rewrote the playbook on holiday rentals.
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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22 days.
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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"I Never Meant to Be in This Industry" Scale Co-Founder Gianpaolo on Building a Movement by Accident
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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Why SCALE España is the most important conference of the year if you're operating in the EU.
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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Paris just fined one Airbnb operator €585,000.
For a single building.
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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Andy Fenner is stepping down as CEO of the STAA.
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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Section 4.2
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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Airbnb just launched its most important PR campaign in history.
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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What is happening? The data never lies!
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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Valencia just did something no other European city has done.
It didn't cap STR's by nights.
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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Airbnb just announced $93 billion in US economic impact.
Strategic timing.
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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Portugal just cancelled 40% of Lisbon's short-term rental permits.
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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England's short-let register was due this month. It's not here yet.
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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The short-term rental industry is descending on London next week.
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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Airbnb just published a report that reframes the entire European STR debate.
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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Italy's short-term rental crackdown just entered a new phase.
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Apr 10, 2026 |
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Barcelona's STR ban is still 2 years away.But the market is already moving.
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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Paris city officials are knocking on doors in Montmartre.
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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Greece is freezing Airbnb permits on its most famous islands and the map keeps getting bigger.
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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Nearly 1 billion short-term rental nights booked across Europe in 2025.
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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The STR industry gathers in London in three weeks. The timing is everything.
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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Amsterdam just halved its Airbnb limit. Today.
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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Paris is coming for your Airbnb. And the rest of Europe is watching.
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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Spain just refused to let Airbnb dodge a €64 million fine.
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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Barcelona isn’t waiting for 2028 enforcement is already defining the market today.
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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Europe just flipped the switch on STR enforcement!
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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Europe STR regulation is no longer “coming” it’s landing.
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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Good news in Europe STR? Yes, if you’re playing it right.
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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This one could be BIG for European STR operators. 'EC -Inc'
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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The STR debate in Europe just took a turn
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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A different kind of “good news” in Europe STR today
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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“Most Hosts Get Direct Bookings Wrong! Here’s What Actually Works in 2026”
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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Spain STR operators this is one to watch.
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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Europe’s STR market is entering a distribution shift.
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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Nice is tightening enforcement on short-term rentals
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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Most European STR markets have always depended on one thing: summer. Is that changing?
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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Norway is quietly introducing a new tool for cities to control tourism
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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Europe’s short-term rental market is quietly professionalising.
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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The UK’s first tourist tax is officially coming.
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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🇮🇹 Italy is tightening the tax regime for hosts.
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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🇬🇷 Greece is tightening the screws on short-term rentals.
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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A new front is opening in the European STR debate, tourism resorts.
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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Who Really Shapes the STR Industry? Inside TruVisionaries
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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HOTREC and EFFAT are actively pushing EU policymakers to tighten short-term rental regulation
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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Is Spain’s STR market unstable? Not exactly.
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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🚨 Europe STR Bulletin Granada Leads Today 🚨
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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Europe STR News , Barcelona Leads Today
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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Spain is tightening reporting obligations under its national STR registry
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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🇬🇷 Greece Leads Europe’s STR Momentum into 2026
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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Croatia moves to regulate STRs in high-pressure tourist zones.
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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Short-term rentals are increasingly being linked to rising rents. But is that correct?
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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Airbnb Testing Sponsored Listings? Here’s What We Know.
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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UK Short-Term Let Regulation: It’s Coming, But It’s Not Done Yet
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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Could regulation actually support STR pricing in Europe?
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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If you’re operating short-term rentals in the UK, you need to listen to this.
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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Strong demand especially in high-end segments but continued regulatory heat across major cities.
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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Southern Europe demand is holding despite the regulatory noise.
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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Airbnb just made a strategic leadership move in Europe and it’s not random.
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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Budapest has just become one of Europe’s clearest warning signs for short-term rental operators.
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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Europe’s short-term rental rules are shifting from local patchwork to coordinated EU action.
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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Regulation across Europe is tightening, but not in the way many operators expected.
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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Regulation in the short-term rental sector isn’t coming, it’s already here.
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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The new EU and UK short term rental regulation - How will it affect you?
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Feb 19, 2026 |