September 2021
September 2021 put a Berlin-based vacation rental marketplace on the stock market and a Scottish city's rental rules out for comment. HomeToGo began trading in Frankfurt on 22 September after merging with a blank-check company. Edinburgh opened a consultation on making the whole city a short-term let control area. In New York, the City Council held its first hearing on a bill to register short-term rentals. Airbnb said it would test showing one upfront price, and Vrbo took its Fast Start program to Canada, France and the UK.
A look back, written in October 2026 from sources published in September 2021. Stay Gazette opened in July 2026.
World · 2 September 2021Edinburgh Consults on Making the Whole City a Short-Term Let Control AreaThe council put a city-wide control area out for comment until 5 November 2021. Owners letting a property that was not their principal home would need planning permission, and the council's guidance said flats would not normally get it.By Tomás Ferreira · Filed 11 October 2026 · 7 min read
The Money · 22 September 2021HomeToGo Begins Trading in Frankfurt After Its Merger With Lakestar SPAC IThe Berlin-based vacation rental marketplace reached the stock market through a blank-check company and said the deal would result in gross proceeds of approximately €250 million, planned for growth and for new solutions for the business partners that supply its listings.By Dana Whitfield · Filed 11 October 2026 · 7 min read
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What else was reported in September 2021
- 13 September 2021The New York City Council held its first hearing on 13 September 2021 on Intro 2309, a bill to create a mandatory registration system for short-term rentals; Airbnb's representative testified that the company supported a registration system but that the bill would require some fundamental amendments, amNewYork reported. amNewYork
- 14 September 2021Pacaso, a platform for buying and co-owning a second home, said on 14 September 2021 that it had raised $125 million at a $1.5 billion valuation in a Series C round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, TechCrunch reported. TechCrunch
- 17 September 2021Vrbo expanded Fast Start, a program it said raised a new listing's visibility in its first 90 days and showed a review score based on reviews from other travel sites, to Canada, France and the UK, ShortTermRentalz reported on 17 September 2021. ShortTermRentalz
- 22 September 2021Expedia Group announced plans to unify the loyalty programs across its brands, including Expedia, Vrbo, Hotels.com, Travelocity and Orbitz, into one global rewards platform that would apply to vacation rentals as well as flights, hotels, car rentals, cruises and activities, ShortTermRentalz reported on 22 September 2021. ShortTermRentalz
- 27 September 2021Airbnb said on 27 September 2021 that it had reached 1 billion guest arrivals at host listings and had grown to more than 4 million hosts in over 220 countries and regions; it said it would give the billionth guest $50,000 in Airbnb credit toward stays in 2022. Airbnb
- 30 September 2021Airbnb said on 30 September 2021 that it would test, in certain locations and for a few weeks, showing one upfront price in search results that included everything apart from taxes; it said 45 percent of active listings globally did not charge a cleaning fee. Airbnb