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Airbnb, Expedia and Others Agree to Landmark Data-Sharing Deal With European Union

Patrick Whyte
Airbnb Plus Lisbon

Photo Credit: An Airbnb Plus listing in Lisbon. The company and others will share data with the European Union. Airbnb

Skift Take

It's hard to know whether greater transparency will benefit or hinder these short-term rental platforms. Might lawmakers use the information as a stick to wield over the industry?

Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia Group, and Tripadvisor have come to a data-sharing agreement with the European Union. The deal means that for the first time reliable information about the short-term rental market will be made public via the EU’s statistical office Eurostat. This is the first time that short-term rental competitors have come together to share data about a global market. Airbnb and other platf

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