September 2022
September 2022 opened with a city rewriting who could host and closed with a hurricane. Edinburgh became Scotland's first short-term let control area on 5 September and agreed a licensing policy that presumed against whole-flat lets in tenements. Hurricane Ian struck the barrier islands of southwest Florida on 28 September, and Airbnb's and Vrbo's rules left guest refunds to hosts. Elsewhere, Guesty kept buying software firms, Booking.com tested booking requests, and AirDNA counted a sixth straight monthly fall in U.S. occupancy.
A look back, written in October 2026 from sources published in September 2022. Stay Gazette opened in July 2026.
World · 5 September 2022Edinburgh Becomes Scotland's First Short-Term Let Control AreaFrom 5 September 2022, letting an entire Edinburgh home that was not the owner's main residence needed planning permission. Before the month was out, the council also agreed a licensing policy that presumed against whole-flat lets in tenements and priced a one-year license for secondary letting at £653 and up.By Tomás Ferreira · Filed 11 October 2026 · 7 min read
Host Life · 28 September 2022Hurricane Ian Hits Southwest Florida and Leaves Rental Refunds to HostsHurricane Ian came ashore near Fort Myers on 28 September 2022 as a Category 4 storm and hit barrier islands dense with vacation rentals. Airbnb's and Vrbo's policies did not treat a Florida hurricane as grounds for an automatic refund, so the decision fell to each host and manager.By Tammy Brooks · Filed 11 October 2026 · 7 min read
Pictures on this page. 1. Photo: Edinburgh (Calton Hill) by Nono vlf, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (resized). 2. Photo: Fmpier by Ven-Lib, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (resized).
What else was reported in September 2022
- 6 September 2022The Scottish Government said on 6 September 2022 that it intended to bring in a bill letting councils charge a visitor levy on overnight stays; Edinburgh's council said its earlier estimate was that a levy in the city could raise in the region of £15m a year. City of Edinburgh Council (Wayback Machine capture)
- 21 September 2022Booking.com said at the Vacation Rental World Summit on 16 September 2022 that it had launched a pilot letting a sample of new properties in Australia, France and the U.S. receive booking requests and take up to 24 hours to accept or decline them. Rental Scale-Up (Wayback Machine capture)
- 26 September 2022AirDNA said U.S. short-term rental demand passed 20.7 million nights in August 2022, up 19.8 percent on the year, while available listings rose 23.3 percent to 1.38 million and occupancy fell for a sixth consecutive month. Short Term Rentalz
- 26 September 2022Awaze, the owner of Hoseasons, NOVASOL, Cottages.com and James Villa Holidays, had reportedly been put up for sale by Platinum Equity for up to $2.1 billion, Short Term Rentalz reported on 26 September 2022, citing Sky News. Short Term Rentalz
- 28 September 2022Guesty bought two more property management software companies, Spain-based Kigo and Australia's HiRUM, Short Term Rentalz reported on 28 September 2022. Short Term Rentalz