Carl Thomson

Public Affairs 🗳 | Former councillor, now @hoevalleyschool governor 🏫 | Travel ✈ | Technology 📱 | Symphonic metal music 🤟 | Gamer 🎮

[Leader of Westminster City Council @Leader_WCC]

Abuse of the short term lets system is a major issue & an early meeting with @Airbnb was a priority. Pleased those talks paved the way for this - a Govt & industry drive to stop local authority homes being listed for short term lets.
https://t.co/0ICvmhd9xn

[BBC London @BBCLondonNews]

Airbnb data identifies illegal social home sublets ➡️ https://t.co/d1lJtye9N3

[Office for National Statistics (ONS) @ONS]

There were 100,911,620 guest nights spent in short-term lets in the UK from January to December 2025.

This is an 11.5% increase in guest nights from the previous 12-month period (90,507,070).

Read more ➡️ https://t.co/78HhEYFWiI

[Carl Thomson @CarlThomson_]

Great to be with @AirbnbPolicy colleagues from across EMEA at our offsite in Paris earlier this month, with good food, fun excursions and informed debates around AI, intermediary liability and digital regulation. 🍷🥖🧅🧀🇫🇷

[TaxPayers' Alliance @the_tpa]

This is yet another cruel consequence of the second homes premium.

This tax must be scrapped immediately.

https://t.co/YPime11GUt

[Carl Thomson @CarlThomson_]

At last month's Short Stay Summit I was interviewed by @AbodeWorldwide about the things @Airbnb hosts should be paying attention to over the rest of the year.

📹 Watch the full conversation where I share views on registration, tourism taxes and changing guest expectations.

[Conservatives @Conservatives]

IN FULL: @KemiBadenoch delivers a barnstorming speech ahead of the local elections on Thursday.

Vote Conservative tomorrow 🗳️

[ISCF.ie @ISCFederation]

At London Short Stay Summit legislation discussed. Charlie Reith Public Policy from VRBO discussed the differences in the simple UK registration system and the various fracutred EU Systems

[Carl Thomson @CarlThomson_]

Only two days until the Short Stay Summit. 🏠

I'll be there with the policy leads from @ExpediaUK, @bookingcomPA and @travelchapter, giving the platform perspective on what you need to know about short-term rental legislation.

Final tickets remaining ➡️ https://t.co/02Sa9L8k8e

[ASSC News @ASSCnews]

"LITTLE GREEN MAN Scottish Greens ‘on another planet’ with ‘bonkers’ manifesto that will ‘bankrupt’ Scotland"

Fiona Campbell, chief executive of the Association of Scotland’s Self-Caterers, said:

“These plans are so detached from reality that you have to wonder whether they want anyone to holiday in Scotland at all.”

Read more: https://t.co/HIE3hA4ELy

@FionaCampbell74 @SaveSCScotland

[Carl Thomson @CarlThomson_]

Excited to be participating in the London @host_planet_ roadshow on Thursday 23rd April.

Join @andyfenner81, @jvarleymedia and myself in discussion with industry leaders about the future of short-term rentals at this essential gathering.

Tickets here ➡️ https://t.co/iPalA3dnFl

[STAA - Short Term Accommodation Association @staa_uk]

Come to the 2026 Short Stay Summit on the 22nd April & meet the @Airbnb team if taking your holiday home business to new heights is part of your 2026 plan.

Get your Short Stay Summit 2026 Delegate Ticket NOW https://t.co/DwqCyl6h4R

[StandWithUs @StandWithUs]

Now and always, we stand with the people of Israel. Am Yisrael Chai! 🇮🇱

[Alexander Titov @TitovAlexander]

Just published my take on the fourth anniversary of the war in Ukraine: after four years of war, exhaustion on both sides is the main hope for peace
https://t.co/KZTeo8cYY9
via @ConversationUK

[Carl Thomson @CarlThomson_]

One of the highlights in the short-term rental calendar, the @uk_staa Short Stay Summit, is back. 🏘️

I'm representing @Airbnb, presenting on how hosts can meet new obligations from registration and fire safety to EPCs and tourism taxes.

Book your spot ➡️ https://t.co/02Sa9L8k8e

[Daniel Hamilton 🇺🇦💪 @danielrhamilton]

The temperature in #Ukraine will fall below -20°c tonight. In Kyiv, Russian attacks have destroyed 70% of power and heating systems. 

Please donate generously here 👇 

✅ East SOS - https://t.co/8R2UIDT9mz

✅ Razom - https://t.co/grWqj538wO

✅ UA Red Cross - https://t.co/vPQErMuZBA

[TaxPayers' Alliance @the_tpa]

Up to 12,300 second homes across England are set to be hit with a 100% council tax surcharge from April

There is no justification for this. Cash-strapped local authorities simply want to exploit this new power to try and plug fiscal blackholes.

https://t.co/jcvMWPj6n8

[Kemi Badenoch @KemiBadenoch]

Britain is not destined for decline.

We are a GREAT country, full of potential, and there is so much to look forward to.

So bring on 2026, and don’t lose hope, because @Conservatives are building a plan to Get Britain Working Again.

[Carl Thomson @CarlThomson_]

Best holiday wishes to everyone here. May the Christmas spirit and its message of hope bring you thoughtful moments of calm and contentment. ✝️⭐️🎄☃️🎁

#MerryChristmas
#MerryChristmas2025
#Christmas

[Business News Wales @WalesBusiness]

"A Botched, Burdensome Licensing Regime for Short-term Lets in Wales Will Hit Ordinary People the Hardest"

GUEST COLUMN ⚡️
Carl Thomson – Public Policy Manager, UK, @Airbnb

"Airbnb hosts in Wales aren’t big corporations - they’re ordinary people sharing one space for just 31 nights a year… often to help pay the bills. Yet the proposed licensing regime piles on new fees, paperwork, training, approvals and renewals - with some politicians even calling for neighbour vetoes and parking-based refusals."

With the bill being rushed through before next year’s election, Carl Thomson argues it’s time to hit pause, get proper evidence, and avoid a tourism-own-goal Wales can’t afford.

FULL STORY HERE
https://t.co/cW9wbPL2DF