Source: Tourism Review

Most of Berlin advertisements for Airbnb accommodation still lack the registration number. The hosts are threatened with severe penalties of up to 500,000 euros for not registering. But the business is worth it: in October 2018, the turnover in Berlin was 16 million euros.

About 90 percent of all Berlin Airbnb listings have no registration number, although it is mandatory.

In November, the authorities gave the registration number to only 1,242 hosts. However, the number of active advertisements reached 13,644.

A large number of hosts without a registration number face high penalties under the Prohibition of Use Act. However, there are also some offers for which the law does not apply.

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