October 2022
October 2022 was the month hosts asked in public where their bookings had gone. A tweet on 16 October called it the Airbnbust, and AirDNA answered with September data showing demand up 24.0% and spread across 23.2% more listings. In Honolulu a federal judge blocked the city's 90-day minimum stay ten days before it took effect. Scotland opened its licensing scheme, and Vacasa and Landing cut jobs.
A look back, written in October 2026 from sources published in October 2022. Stay Gazette opened in July 2026.
Crackdown · 13 October 2022Federal Judge Blocks Honolulu’s 90-Day Minimum Rental RuleTen days before Ordinance 22-7 took effect, a federal court barred Honolulu from enforcing its ban on 30 to 89 day home rentals. Fines of up to $10,000 a day stayed in place for shorter stays.By Marcus Dane · Filed 11 October 2026 · 7 min read
Markets · 16 October 2022Airbnbust Tweet Sets Off a Fight Over Falling Host BookingsA screenshot of worried Superhosts spread on Twitter on 16 October 2022. AirDNA's September figures showed demand up 24.0% and listings up 23.2%, which left less for each host.By Dana Whitfield · Filed 11 October 2026 · 7 min read
Pictures on this page. 1. Photo: Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Federal Building by Coolcaesar, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (resized). 2. Photo: Phoenix Maricopa County Arizona (cropped) by Amine Abassir, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (resized).
What else was reported in October 2022
- 4 October 2022Scotland's licensing scheme for short-term lets opened on 1 October 2022: hosts already operating had until 1 April 2023 to apply, new hosts could not take bookings without a licence, and fines ran up to £2,500. Short Term Rentalz
- 10 October 2022AirDNA named Demi Horvat chief executive, succeeding founder Scott Shatford, who joined the board as a director. Short Term Rentalz
- 13 October 2022Flexible-apartment company Landing announced a reorganisation that cut 110 jobs in the United States, less than two months after it closed a $125 million Series C round. Short Term Rentalz
- 19 October 2022Munich-based holiday rental portal Holidu closed a $98 million Series E funding round led by 83North to expand in Germany and across Europe. Short Term Rentalz
- 23 October 2022Vacasa cut 280 jobs, around three per cent of its United States workforce, two months after Rob Greyber was named chief executive. Short Term Rentalz
- 28 October 2022France's junior minister for housing, Olivier Klein, said the government wanted to stop the most poorly insulated homes, rated G for energy performance, from being listed on short-term rental platforms. Short Term Rentalz