The second half of 2023 delivered three landmark global events: New York City’s short-term rental registration law took effect in September and eliminated 85% of entire-home Airbnb listings; Barcelona’s mayor announced a 2028 phase-out of all tourist apartment licences; and the EU passed its landmark STR transparency regulation in December. Jamaica closed a record tourism year with its informal vacation rental sector estimated at more than 12,000 active units and still unregulated.
