Overview
- The Consumer Protection Ministry said the penalty equals six times the profit Airbnb derived from the illegal listings since the first warning.
- Regulators ordered the platform to remove unlawful ads and fix compliance failures identified by the ministry.
- Authorities cited more than 65,000 properties that were advertised without required local licenses.
- The ministry described the action as its second-largest consumer-rights fine, after a €108 million penalty against Ryanair in 2024.
- Airbnb had not issued a statement, and after an internal appeal was rejected the company can still challenge the decision through further channels.