Task 4 report complements the regulatory analysis in Tasks 1 - 3 with 11 in-depth market case studies assessing the economic development of the collaborative short-term rental platforms. The following 11 cities were under consideration: Athens, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Brussels, Florence,...

This section gives an overview of the short-term accommodation sector in Athens. It describes the main players, and gives an insight of the economic development, and explains the main local rules shaping the short-term rental market.

This report provides an overview of the market access requirements that apply to "peer providers" of short-term accommodation services in the collaborative economy. For the purposes of this report, a peer provider is described as follows: 'peer provider wishing to offer accommodation services...

This section gives an overview of the short-term accommodation sector in Berlin. It describes the main players, and gives an insight of the economic development, and explains the main local rules shaping the short-term rental market.

This section gives an overview of the short-term accommodation sector in Paris. It describes the main players, and gives an insight of the economic development, and explains the main local rules shaping the short-term rental market.

This section gives an overview of the short-term accommodation sector in Florence. It describes the main players, and gives an insight of the economic development, and explains the main local rules shaping the short-term rental market.

This section gives an overview of the short-term accommodation sector in Prague. It describes the main players, and gives an insight of the economic development, and explains the main local rules shaping the short-term rental market.

This section gives an overview of the short-term accommodation sector in London. It describes the main players, and gives an insight of the economic development, and explains the main local rules shaping the short-term rental market.