Details of placements in holiday lets during the last 5 years
Case reference FOI2022/01535
Published 30 November 2022
Request
I would like information on all booking made on behalf of anyone, by or on behalf of the local authority, who have been placed in holiday lets.
Please break this down into which platform was used to book the holiday let. E.g. Airbnb/Booking.com
Please also provide information on total costs of using this type of accommodation.
Please provide this information for the last five years (2018 - 2022 inclusive), and please break the information down year-by-year.
E.g. 2018 5 bookings on Airbnb
3 bookings on Booking.com
Total cost £8,000
Response
I would like information on all booking made on behalf of anyone, by or on behalf of the local authority, who have been placed in holiday lets.
Please break this down into which platform was used to book the holiday let. E.g. Airbnb/Booking.com
Please also provide information on total costs of using this type of accommodation.
Please provide this information for the last five years (2018 - 2022 inclusive), and please break the information down year-by-year.
E.g.
2018
5 bookings on Airbnb
3 bookings on Booking.com
Total cost £8,000
Please note that this information is recorded by financial rather than calendar year.
2022/23:
8 bookings on Booking.com
Total cost £4,438.35
1 booking was also made on Airbnb but this was paid for on the corporate credit card and we are unable to breakdown transactions made on that card to the level of detail requested.
2021/22:
1 booking of a holiday let was made direct with the owner and was paid for on the corporate credit card. We are unable to breakdown transactions made on that card to the level of detail requested.
No bookings to place individuals in holiday lets were made in any of the other financial years in question.
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