The Ministry of Consumer Affairs announced this Monday a fine of 64 million euros to the Airbnb platform for allowing advertisements for homes that lack a license to be placed on its portal. The fine, which is equivalent to six times the illicit profit that the company would have obtained, follows the opening of a sanctioning file for this reason, after which it has been confirmed that the firm has not put the required obstacles in place for owners who do not have a license, and has not prevented others from placing false or incorrect registration numbers.
Now, Airbnb must rectify these breaches and remove illegal content. The resolution is final and exhausts the administrative route, after having resolved the appeal filed before the Minister of Consumer Affairs.
In the final stretch of this year, the department led by Pablo Bustinduy has imposed various sanctions. In November —Ryanair, Vueling, Easyjet, Norwegian and Volotea—for abusive practices such as charging for hand luggage that is brought into the passenger cabin; charges for reserving adjacent seats when traveling accompanied by minors or dependents; lack of pre-contractual transparency on the final price of the service, and prohibiting cash payment when purchasing tickets at airports.
Last month it also announced a new round of sanctions, for a total value of 33 million euros, against 26 gaming operators. onlineamong them Codere, . And last week it was the turn of the real estate firm Seguro Rental, punished with 3.6 million for violating consumer rights and taking advantage of its dominant market position.
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