Re:What Airbnb really does to a neighbourhood
by matwood on Thursday August 30, 2018 @01:59PM
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You don't think tourists pay a ton in taxes? I live in one of these cities and there are a ton of taxes that are geared towards tourists. In many way locals benefit with lower taxes because of all of the tourist income.
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Re:What Airbnb really does to a neighbourhood
by guhidalg on Thursday August 30, 2018 @02:03PM
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We’d have to look at numbers to argue this objectively, but I highly doubt that a tourist spending 1-2 weeks a year in a city will yield more revenue to the local government than a resident living there 365 days a year.
Re:What Airbnb really does to a neighbourhood
by jrm415 on Thursday August 30, 2018 @02:43PM
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That's a strange comparison to make. I highly doubt that the resident yields more revenue over that 1-2 week period than the tourist, or that the resident yields more revenue over a year than a year's worth of tourists.