European Cities Turn to EU for Help in Battle Against Airbnb
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Until Airbnb becomes more forthcoming about the information in its listings, which would enable cities to enforce their local regulations, the company will continue to face opposition from municipalities that want to limit its growth.
Airbnb has become a thorn in the side of many cities who want to regulate its growth over the course of the decade-plus period in which it's gone from scrappy sharing economy startup to hospitality behemoth.
Now the cities of Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Bordeaux, Brussels, Krakow, Munich, Paris, Valencia, and Vienna have asked the European Union to prevent granting vacation rental giant Airbnb carte blanche in the region.
In a letter published on the website of Amsterdam's city council, the cities referenced a non-binding ruling in April, in which a legal advisor (known as an advo
