Compliance
Malta Eco-Contribution 2026: A Guide for Hosts
From 1 July 2026 Malta's eco-contribution is €1.50 per adult per night, capped at €22.50. Who collects it, who is exempt and how to stay compliant.
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Insights, guides, and best practices for vacation rental management
Compliance
Alloggiati Web: Guest Registration Guide for Italy
How Italian hosts must report guests to the police through Alloggiati Web: deadlines, credentials, identification rules after the 2025 ruling, and fines.
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Who Collects the Tourist Tax: Airbnb, Booking or You?
Airbnb collects the tourist tax in some countries, Booking.com rarely does, and direct bookings are always on you. How to tell, and how not to charge twice.
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iCal Sync Explained: Why It Is Never Instant
Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo read each other's iCal calendars every few hours, not in real time. Where double bookings come from and how to reduce the risk.
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Does Your Cleaning Fee Cover Your Cleaning Costs?
The cleaning fee you charge guests and what cleaning really costs you are two different numbers. How to calculate your cleaning margin and set the right fee.
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Occupancy, ADR and RevPAR Explained for Hosts
The three numbers that tell you how a vacation rental is really doing, how to calculate them correctly, and the four mistakes that make them lie.
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OTA Commissions 2026: What Airbnb, Booking & Vrbo Cost
Airbnb now takes about 15.5% from hosts, Booking.com around 15%, Vrbo 12% from October 2026. What that means per stay, and when direct bookings pay off.
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How to Automate Your Vacation Rental Management
What you can really automate in a short-term rental business in 2026, from calendars to guest registration, cleaning and the tourist tax, and what to keep personal.
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GDPR for Vacation Rentals: A Practical Guide
What GDPR means for short-term rental hosts: which guest data you may collect, how long to keep it, how to store ID documents safely and how to answer guests.
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5 Common Mistakes Vacation Rental Hosts Make
Five mistakes that quietly cost short-term rental hosts money, from trusting calendar sync to forgetting who collects the tourist tax, and how to fix each one.
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Tourist Tax for Short-Term Rentals: How It Works
How the tourist tax (eco-tax, city tax) is calculated, who is exempt, who collects it and how to keep records, with a worked example from Malta.
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