Spain has ordered 65,000 Airbnb properties to close due to licensing breaches after saying the country had too many holiday lets and not enough rental accommodation for local populations

In recent months, tens of thousands of Spaniards have taken to the streets protesting rising housing and rental costs, which many say have been driven up by holiday rentals on platforms like Airbnb th

Spain's Airbnb crackdown is set to have a huge impact on Irish tourists looking to book a holiday this year - here's everything you need to know

The Council of Majorca's tourism department says it has almost finalised an agreement with Airbnb to remove ads for illegal holiday lets on the island.

Spain's consumer rights ministry said on Monday it had ordered Airbnb to withdraw more than 65,000 listings for holiday rentals from its platform, saying they violated existing rules. The decision follows several government measures against a business blamed by authorities for exacerbating housing shortages and pushing up real estate prices.