Many Airbnb customers with bookings in New York Metropolis this Christmas are scrambling to search out new lodging.

The corporate introduced plans to cancel and refund bookings for stays after Dec. 1, in keeping with the Related Press, after long-planned laws aimed toward curbing unlawful short-term leases within the metropolis went into impact on Sept. 5.  

The laws, which prompted an uproar amongst vacationers and short-term rental homeowners, require hosts be current for stays of lower than 30 days, with not more than two individuals staying in a dwelling at a time. Hosts should additionally register and get approval from the town — or each hosts and reserving websites could also be topic to hefty fines.

The journey trade web site Skift estimates Airbnb short-term listings in New York Metropolis dropped 77% from June 4 to Sept. 10, probably sending many in quest of new lodging.

“Over the previous week, we have seen the strongest reserving tempo for the ahead six-month interval than we have seen at any time going again to 2015,” Kevin Davis, CEO of JLL Accommodations & Hospitality’s Americas, instructed “Squawk Field Asia” Monday.

“As well as, when you take a look at Google searches, simply over the previous week for New York Metropolis motels, these are up 24%, relative to the previous 60-day interval,” he mentioned. “We’re seeing an incredible quantity of curiosity in individuals staying in New York Metropolis motels.”

New York Metropolis has greater than sufficient motels to fulfill traveler demand, Davis mentioned, citing an unprecedented provide of recent resort rooms within the metropolis.    

“Since 2020, 10,000 new resort rooms have been delivered, and over the subsequent couple of years, one other 10,000 new resort rooms will probably be delivered to the town,” he mentioned. “So there’s completely greater than sufficient provide of resort rooms to accommodate all of the vacationers that wish to come to New York Metropolis.”

Nonetheless, with most short-term leases off the desk, Davis mentioned resort charges are prone to rise.   

“The message on your viewers is that if they’re desirous about coming to New York Metropolis, they need to plan to make the reservation sooner quite than later,” he mentioned, “We count on costs will probably enhance, notably as we get deeper into the 12 months.”

Demand will even get a lift from a drop in airfares in the US, as airways attempt to spur fall journey demand, Davis instructed CNBC’s Mandy Drury.  

“In New York Metropolis, for instance, really August relative to July, fares had been down 14%,” Davis mentioned. “Should you take a look at fares from main cities within the U.S. into New York Metropolis, they’re down about 17%, so customers are positively seeing a break in airfare right this moment.”

From London to Paris and Dubai, cities internationally have regulated short-term rental markets.  

However New York’s laws go additional than most, resulting in considerations that different cities might undertake comparable measures.

“It is actually attainable that they may comply with the lead of New York Metropolis,” Davis mentioned. “My finest guess, although, is that they’re going to probably see what occurs over the subsequent six to 12 months when it comes to enforcement and what the implications are for the town earlier than you really see comparable kinds of laws handed in different cities.”

Stricter short-term housing guidelines are on the desk in the US — in cities like Atlanta, Dallas and New Orleans, Davis mentioned — as nicely locations like Florence, Italy and Melbourne, Australia.

Throughout the pandemic, many owners marketed their properties on Airbnb to make cash throughout a interval of unprecedented demand for short-term leases by leisure vacationers, Davis mentioned.

“What we’re seeing within the short-term rental house now’s, frankly, a correction and a reversion to the imply,” he mentioned. “Leisure journey is beginning to pull again now, and in consequence, you are seeing a softening in brief time period rental demand in lots of markets.”

CNBC’s Chiew Tong Goh contributed to this report.