Having become a must for seasonal rentals, the Airbnb platform reached records in 2024. Lisbon and Paris have the highest densities of rental accommodation in Europe.
The Olympic Games have been there. According to a study carried out by the Statista portal, Paris recorded one of the highest densities of Airbnb rentals in Europe, at the end of the third quarter of 2024, at a rate of 45.7 accommodations per 1,000 inhabitants. The City of Light comes second in the ranking, behind Lisbon, which has 46.7 Airbnb accommodations per 1,000 inhabitants. In detail, Paris would house around 90,000 housing units, and Lisbon 24,000.
The “anti-Airbnb” law to regulate tourist rentals
Far behind these two seasonal rental giants, Venice (33.2) and Copenhagen (31.7) rise to third and fourth place respectively in the ranking. Then come, further behind, Rome (12.4), Barcelona (11.4), London (10.9), and Amsterdam (10.5).
Until when? In France, the proliferation of Airbnbs should decrease. Anxious to preserve the balance of the rental market in France, on November 7, the National Assembly adopted the so-called “anti-Airbnb” law, in order to reduce the tax advantage enjoyed by furnished tourist accommodation. The bill lowers the tax reduction to 50% for classified furnished accommodation and guest rooms and to 30% for unclassified furnished accommodation.
381 million AIRBNB reservations in 2024
The law also provides for submitting furnished tourist accommodation to an energy performance diagnosis (DPE). Another change, from 2025, municipalities will be able to limit the maximum period during which main residences can be rented to tourists to 90 days per year. Enough to encourage owners to rent their properties for long periods.
Globally, the short-term rental platform continues to grow at a steady pace. For the third quarter of 2024, the American company announced sustained growth of around 10%. In 2024, Airbnb recorded 381 million nightly reservations and experiences. The page on the health crisis has definitively turned.
