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The record
The figures that moved short-term rentals, month by month: rates, occupancy, demand, platform fees, supply, returns and the rules, as their sources reported them at the time. Each month holds the figures its sources published that month, written up under the same figure rule and standards check as the daily news; every story shows the date the desk filed it.
September 2026over 200%Tromsdalen search increase year-on-yearBritish searches for Tromsdalen, Norway rose over 200% for autumn 2026, Airbnb reported6 stories →August 2026£9 millionEstimated annual revenue generated by the levyHighland Council consulted on a visitor levy worth about £9 million a year in August 20267 stories →July 202626%September forward revenue per available rental growthU.S. short-term rental revenue paced 26% higher for September 2026, KeyData reported6 stories →June 2026$935 milliontotal collected from short-term rental fees, taxes, and finesMore than 20 U.S. cities collected over $935 million from short-term rentals since 20197 stories →May 20266%proposed tax rate on short-term rentalsPhiladelphia short-term rentals faced a proposed 6% tax in May 20266 stories →April 2026$53.8 billiongross bookings in the first quarter of 2026Booking Holdings gross bookings reached $53.8 billion in the first quarter of 20267 stories →March 202651%Easter demand growth in Krakow and AthensKrakow and Athens led Easter 2026 short-term rental demand growth at 51%, PriceLabs said7 stories →February 2026roughly 430 millionnon-hotel room nights bookedBooking Holdings sold about 430 million non-hotel room nights in 20256 stories →January 20266%year-over-year decline in January on-the-books paid occupancyU.S. January 2026 rental occupancy paced 6% behind as travelers booked later4 stories →December 2025298%year-over-year increase in nights soldWorld Cup host-city rental nights sold rose 298% after the December 2025 schedule7 stories →November 20253.69 millionavailable short-term rental listings in EuropeEuropean short-term rental supply rose 1.8% in October 2025 as demand softened6 stories →October 2025$49.7Bgross bookings in the third quarter of 2025Booking Holdings reported $49.7 billion in gross bookings for the third quarter of 20257 stories →
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