Spanish Court Rejects Airbnb Appeal, Keeps Order to Block Listings

6/23/2025

A court in Spain rejected an appeal by Airbnb and left in place an order to block almost 66,000 rental listings in the country. Spain’s government in May ordered Airbnb to block the listings after the Consumer Rights Ministry flagged them for violations such as not including their license number or specifying whether the owner was an individual or a company. It said others listed numbers that didn’t match what authorities had. The government has said the platform’s short-term rentals in city centers and tourism hot spots are contributing to Spain’s housing crunch. Airbnb responded that Spain’s housing crisis comes down to “a lack of supply to meet demand,” and said anything else “is a distraction.”

Associated Press (06/19/25)