Spain’s Consumer Rights Ministry has imposed a €64 million ($75 million) fine on Airbnb for advertising unlicensed tourist rental homes, escalating a widening crackdown that officials say is meant to ease pressure on housing supply in popular destinations.
The ministry said the sanction is tied to more than 65,000 listings that allegedly breached consumer-protection rules, including homes missing mandatory registration numbers or displaying numbers that did not match official registers.
Spanish newspaper El País reported the case focused on 65,122 irregular advertisements identified since October 2024, and described additional, smaller penalties related to insufficient disclosure about hosts’ legal status and non-cooperation during the investigation.
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