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Video: A Conversation About Homesharing Regulation at Skift Short-Term Rental & Outdoor Summit 🔒

  • Tom Lowry, Skift
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    One silver lining of the pandemic may be that the tensions between short-term rental companies and cities and regulators may be easing as both sides look to revive business in these extraordinary times.
    — Tom Lowry
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    What a difference a year makes — and perhaps a pandemic. During a discussion at this year’s Skift Short-Term Rental & Outdoor Summit on December 9, held online, signs of more collaborative environment emerged between cities and short-term rental operators. The discussion was moderated by Amy Hinote, founder and editor-in-chief of VRM Intel.

    “The industry came in and we weren’t ready as municipalities and now we’re ready for those conversations and I’m excited about them,” said Clarence Anthony, CEO and executive director of the National League of Cities.

    Amanda Pedigo, Expedia vice president of government and corporate affairs, and Tim Burgess, former Seattle mayor and city council member, weighed in as well about the impact of the pandemic on short-term rental players and cities desperate to revive downtown economies.

    To learn more about short-term rental regulations and opportunities, read this story.

    Skift Pro members can watch the video of Skift Short-Term Rental & Outdoor Summit discussion about the regulatory climate for short-term rentals in its entirety, below.

    Photo Credit: Clarence Anthony, CEO and executive director of the National League of Cities (bottom left), Amanda Pedigo, Expedia vice president of government and corporate affairs, and Tim Burgess, former Seattle mayor and city council member, in discussion with VRM Intel Editor-in-Chief Amy Hinote at Skift Short-Term Rental & Outdoor Summit online on December 9, 2020. Skift
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