As shown in this article, the regulation of short-term rental (STR) at the national and EU level is a determinant of the management of accommodation facilities. For many local governments, the short-term rental market is an important component in addition
to the traditional accommodation base. Unfortunately, there are also problems related to this sphere of life, such as the global problem of the lack of a sufficient number of apartments for long-term (stay) rental purposes. The analysis carried out in the article
showed how important it is for public authorities to have appropriate knowledge about this phenomenon. Only access to the data resources of booking platforms can help make appropriate decisions at the local level regarding the phenomenon itself. Therefore, the direction set out in the draft regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the collection and disclosure of data regarding short-term rental services of residential premises seems to be correct, but without additional conditions – going beyond
simple data collection – it will not be effective. It is also worth remembering that at the EU and national level, it is first necessary to draw clear boundaries between the sharing economy and short-term rental. The sharing economy should be analyzed within the
framework of STR only when it is related to payment, and not to the exchange of goods characterized by identity in terms of species.
