#SHORT-TERM RENTALS

Parliament Building and Danube River in Budapest, Hungary, July 2024. Photos: Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images; Mateusz Slodkowski/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Hungary mulls over banning more Airbnb licenses in hotspot tourist capital

Hungary is looking to ban more Airbnbs in the capital Budapest and to raise taxes on short-term apartment rentals, the economy minister said on Monday.

View of the Danube and the building of Parliament in Budapest, Hungary. Photo: Arian Zwegers, Wikimedia Commons

Budapest district declares war on short-term rentals and holds referendum to ban them

A central Budapest district is holding a two-week referendum on a possible ban on short-term rentals, which would be the first of its kind in one of Europe’s most popular tourist destinations.