June 2020
June 2020 was the month bookings began to return while two big cities tightened their hold on hosts. Airbnb settled its data lawsuit with New York City on 12 June, and Amsterdam confirmed a ban on holiday rentals in three central districts on 25 June. Airbnb said more nights were booked at its US listings from May 17 to June 6 than in the same weeks of 2019, Ontario let short-term rentals resume, and investors put new money into Vacasa and Sonder.
A look back, written in October 2026 from sources published in June 2020. Stay Gazette opened in July 2026.
Crackdown · 12 June 2020Airbnb Agrees to Drop Its Lawsuit and Give New York City Host DataAirbnb settled its federal case against New York City on 12 June 2020 and agreed to a narrower reporting law that the City Council had yet to pass. Hosts were told to consent to sharing their details or stop listing short-term rentals.By Marcus Dane · Filed 11 October 2026 · 7 min read
World · 25 June 2020Amsterdam Bans Holiday Rentals in Three Central DistrictsThe city confirmed on 25 June 2020 that homes in three districts of the old center could not be rented to tourists from 1 July. Hosts everywhere else in Amsterdam needed a permit and stayed limited to 30 nights a year.By Tomás Ferreira · Filed 11 October 2026 · 7 min read
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What else was reported in June 2020
- 11 June 2020On 11 June 2020 Airbnb announced Go Near, a campaign for nearby trips, and said more nights were booked for travel to its US listings from May 17 to June 6 than in the same period of 2019, with 55 percent of them at Superhosts. Airbnb Newsroom
- 2 June 2020Vacasa announced a $108 million investment round on June 2, 2020, led by existing investor Silver Lake with Riverwood Capital and Level Equity also taking part. The release called it a Series D financing. Vacasa and Silver Lake (press release, as published by Silver Lake)
- 24 June 2020Sonder said it had closed a $170 million Series E round at a $1.3 billion valuation, The Real Deal reported on 24 June 2020, after laying off or furloughing 400 people, one-third of its staff. The Real Deal
- 11 June 2020Ontario announced on June 4 that short-term rentals could resume from June 5 with health and safety guidelines followed, after limiting them since April 4 to emergency housing, The Highlander reported. The Highlander
- 8 June 2020A Cowen & Co. note by analyst Kevin Kopelman said US searches for Vrbo were up on a year earlier and Airbnb queries were down only around 10%, while searches for hotels and the wider Expedia brand were still down more than 60%, Bloomberg reported on 8 June 2020. Bloomberg (as published by Fortune)
- 30 June 2020Airbnb chief executive Brian Chesky told a Fortune podcast that the company, which had planned to file for an initial public offering on March 31, was neither committing to go public in 2020 nor ruling it out, and that it was too early to speak of a comeback. Fortune