![]() ![]() When Amsterdam introduced a new licensing requirement in 2021, the capital of the Netherlands saw a sharp drop in supply of available listings, according to AirDNA, a vacation rental analytics company. Local restrictions on short-term vacation rentals can reduce the number of available listings. “And instead of just ‘grow, grow, grow,’ they’re looking for a way to cap tourism to make it sustainable for their community.” Fewer options, higher costs “Destinations are looking at the sheer volume of tourism to their area,” says Alexa Nota, co-founder of Rent Responsibly, an education and community platform for short-term rental hosts. Many of these regulations are popping up in surprising places: vacation destinations that saw major tourism growth in the past few years and are now overwhelmed with crowds. Yet because these rules vary from location to location, they can be dizzying to understand for tourists. These local ordinances can affect travelers in ways good and bad, limiting supply and driving up prices as well as improving oversight and safety. These regulations are often seen as a battle between hosts and neighbors, but they can impact another group: travelers. From Atlanta to Zion National Park in Utah, local governments are cracking down on short-term vacation rentals, such as those listed on Airbnb and Vrbo.
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