March 2021
March 2021 turned on a court ruling in Amsterdam and a contest for hosts in the United States. On 12 March the Amsterdam District Court annulled the city's ban on holiday rentals in three central districts, and on 29 March Vrbo launched Fast Start for hosts with a record on other sites. Vacasa agreed to buy TurnKey, Airbnb issued $2 billion of convertible notes and repaid its 2020 loans, Atlanta's council approved a framework to tax and license short-term rentals, and Florence and Venice asked Italy's government for national limits.
A look back, written in October 2026 from sources published in March 2021. Stay Gazette opened in July 2026.
World · 12 March 2021Amsterdam Court Annuls the Holiday Rental Ban in Three Central DistrictsThe Amsterdam District Court ruled on 12 March 2021 that the national housing law gave the city no room for the district ban it had imposed in July 2020. Resident hosts in the three districts could apply for the ordinary 30-night permit from 16 March, and the city said new ban areas seemed a matter of time.By Tomás Ferreira · Filed 11 October 2026 · 7 min read
Platforms · 29 March 2021Vrbo Launches Fast Start to Bring Established Hosts From Other SitesVrbo opened Fast Start in the United States on 29 March 2021, offering hosts with strong reviews elsewhere a 90-day badge, an imported review score and a higher place in its sort order. Its release used Airbnb's word Superhost, and an Expedia Group executive said that was intentional.By Jesse Kohl · Filed 11 October 2026 · 7 min read
Pictures on this page. 1. Photo: Reguliersgracht, Amsterdam by Marco Ober, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (resized). 2. Photo: Downtown Seattle skyline from Kerry Park - October 2019 by SounderBruce, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (resized).
What else was reported in March 2021
- 8 March 2021Airbnb issued $2 billion of 0% convertible senior notes due 2026 on 8 March 2021 and, the same day, repaid all borrowings under the two credit agreements dated April 2020 and terminated them, saying it expected to record a charge of approximately $380 million in the quarter ending 31 March 2021. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Airbnb, Inc. Form 8-K)
- 11 March 2021Vacasa said on 11 March 2021 that it had signed an agreement to acquire TurnKey Vacation Rentals of Austin, Texas, which it described as a manager of premium homes in more than 80 U.S. destinations and which managed approximately 6,000 vacation rentals, and that the deal was expected to close in a month. Vacasa (press release)
- 15 March 2021Atlanta's City Council voted 14 to 1 on 15 March 2021 for legislation setting up a framework for the city to tax short-term rentals and require their operators to be licensed and registered; Howard Shook, the lone no vote, said it would do little about so-called party houses. Rough Draft Atlanta
- 18 March 2021Airbnb said on 18 March 2021 that it had removed over 130 people from its platform in connection with the violence associated with the 6 January riots at the U.S. Capitol, and that they were banned from using Airbnb as hosts or guests. Airbnb Newsroom
- 26 March 2021Florence and Venice sent Italy's government a joint manifesto, the Decalogo, that asked for a 90-day annual limit on short-term rentals for tourism and for anyone operating more than two holiday rentals in one city to register as a business, ShortTermRentalz reported on 26 March 2021. ShortTermRentalz
- 30 March 2021Airbnb said on 30 March 2021 that it welcomed the agreement by European Union member states on DAC 7, a common tax reporting framework for digital platforms, and that it already reported host earnings in many EU jurisdictions, including France, Ireland and Spain. Airbnb Newsroom