The remote check-in system, allowing guests to access accommodations without direct interaction with hosts, has been pivotal in the Airbnb experience. However, the Italian government has deemed this practice unsafe due to potential security risks. This decision comes as Rome grapples with increased tourism and the influx of short-term rental properties, leading to heightened scrutiny of rental practices.
The rise of tourist accommodations in the form of Airbnb has dramatically altered Rome’s rental landscape, contributing to a significant decrease in available long-term rental homes. The conversion of residential flats into profit-driven tourist rentals has exacerbated the housing crisis, pushing rental prices beyond what many residents can afford. With increasing tourism, local residents are finding it increasingly hard to secure long-term housing, prompting a push for tighter regulations.
Many local resident groups are concerned about the profound changes occurring in their neighborhoods due to the proliferation of short-term rentals. They argue that tourism is transforming vibrant communities into transient stops void of local identity. Amidst this crisis, an estimated 50,000 families are struggling to find suitable accommodation in the city, calling for immediate reforms to preserve the integrity and social dynamics of their neighborhoods.
In response to the explosion of short-term rentals in Rome, the Italian Ministry of the Interior has issued a notice to ban remote check-ins for properties listed on platforms like Airbnb. The proliferation of self-check-in lockboxes, which allow tourists to access their accommodations without meeting hosts, has raised security concerns. Local property managers and residents are rallying against this ban, labeling it as discriminatory given that similar practices are permitted in other sectors like car rentals and banking. With a staggering 25,000 tourist properties now listed in Rome, the city is experiencing a significant strain on its rental market, resulting in skyrocketing prices and pushing many residents out. Between 2019 and 2023, a dramatic decrease of 5,000 long-term rental homes has affected families and students, prompting local groups to protest the impact of tourist accommodations on the community's social fabric. This situation has led to an estimated 50,000 families facing housing challenges, highlighting an urgent need for more balanced regulations in the tourism and rental sectors.Tourists should stay in hotels. Housing is for locals. These airbnbs rentals are nightmare because we always have strangers coming and going from our buildings.
Short-term rentals are killing communities around the world. They need to be banned. This is what hotels are for.
Wait she runs 130 airb&bs, the government needs to crack down on people capitalizing on Airbnbs The italian government should make it so that each family can own a maximum of 5 Airbnbs
Airbnb offer a more attractive alternative for tourists The hotels need to come up with a better offering
Local property manager, Carmela, who runs 130 flats considers the decision discriminatory hotels in Italy require your ID card at the reception desk when you arrive. How is this discriminatory? We heard of murders taking place in short-stay rentals... why should owners not check whom they rent their properties to?
The people get lied in their faces and say “ yes thank you” When corps rent houses it’s all fine , when a person uses his right to do with their private property whatever they want it’s a problem. Instead of cracking on this stupid nonsense , crack on people that rent houses directly to offer them in Airbnb not on private property
Why are landlords incessant that they have real jobs? Sector discrimination?? Get over yourself 😭, they’d throw up and cry for days if they had the same regulations as hotels and real bed and breakfasts, honestly throw the whole book at them, complete opportunist. 0:48
