Lucerne is a popular tourist destination in Switzerland.
GENEVA – The Swiss city of Lucerne voted Sunday to limit short-term rentals, including on the Airbnb platform, to a maximum of 90 days a year.
Just over 64 percent of voters in the picturesque city in central Switzerland were in favour of the restriction tabled by the leftwing Social Democrats.
Backers of the initiative said it aimed to cap large-scale temporary rentals by commercial providers and to free up living space for residents of Lucerne, which is facing a significant housing crunch.
Opponents had warned it risked harming tourism in the city, which is one of Switzerland’s main tourist destinations.
The local government had presented a watered-down counter proposal,…
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