Got a spare 50,000 francs for a night’s stay in the Swiss Alps? Holiday rentals site Airbnb is moving into the luxury market, with many high-end properties in Switzerland now available to rent through the popular portal.
A year ago, the Swiss canton of Geneva introduced a cap on the number of nights year for which people could rent out properties on accommodation sites like Airbnb.
The Swiss government has decided against implementation of changes to rental rules which would have made it easier for people to sublet properties using online property platforms like Airbnb.
The city council is apparently in negotiations with the US accommodation bookings site to have overnight tourism taxes applied directly to the booking price.
More and more sex workers in Bern are renting apartments through apartment sites like Airbnb or using hotel rooms to carry out their business, according to a new report on prostitution in the Swiss capital.
Authorities in the canton of Geneva have decided to cap the number of nights apartments can be rented on AirBnb or similar holiday rental platforms to 60 nights a year.
A tenant in Zurich has been told to give the profit he made subletting his apartment on Airbnb to the flat’s landlord – because he didn’t get permission.
Owners of multiple properties in the Geneva area — in one case as many as 120 apartments — are renting them on a permanent basis to visitors through the Airbnb website, according to a report.
