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Spain makes Booking.com scrap 4,000 tourist rental ads
Spain makes Booking.com scrap 4,000 tourist rental ads
Economy
by  AFP

Online hotel booking giant Booking.com on Friday said it had taken down thousands of advertisements in Spain in the leftist government's latest crackdown on illegal short-term tourist rentals. Spain has also ordered online tourist accommodation giant Airbnb to take down more than 65,000 adverts for violating licence rules and has been in a legal battle with the US-based company.