Re:The Airbnb Invasion of Barcelona
by charlesdm on Sunday April 28, 2019 @12:50PM
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On the flipside, the city of Barcelona is no longer handing out tourist licenses to property owners, even if they want to run a licensed rental apartment.
A tourist license could be had for a one time €200 fee before, and apartments with these licenses are actually often 20 to 30% higher in purchase price than those without.
Hotels are also actively lobbying against the further handing out of these licenses (because Airbnb rental apartments tend to be much better value for money -- even if you run everything legally and by the book). There are always two sides to a story.
A tourist license could be had for a one time €200 fee before, and apartments with these licenses are actually often 20 to 30% higher in purchase price than those without.
Hotels are also actively lobbying against the further handing out of these licenses (because Airbnb rental apartments tend to be much better value for money -- even if you run everything legally and by the book). There are always two sides to a story.