One way to reduce demand is to ban Airbnb, which has happened in some markets.
Unlike residents, tourists do not vote, and are not really entitled to cheap accomodations wherever they go.
Unlike residents, tourists do not vote, and are not really entitled to cheap accomodations wherever they go.
That said, the defense of this thread is entertaining. I don't know how anyone can honestly say that airbnb doesn't impact housing supply. Its the equivalent to saying that the earth is flat.
Exactly! It contributes to rising rent costs...
Now, FWIW, I prefer the adapt-or-die mentality, so I'm not anti-tourism, but if a majority of people in a certain place decide "no tourism", then hey more power to the people, they should decide whether they will accept tourism or not, not the tax-dollar-receivers...
Airbnb landlords do though. As do business owners catering to tourism.
> are not really entitled to cheap accommodations
Are locals "entitled" to this either? If accommodation is too expensive, it'll simply reduce tourism, and tourism money..
Last I checked, locals have the right to vote, and tourists do not.
Sad thing (for the people against tourism, which might be the majority in certain places...)is that those don't vote... (1 person 1 vote) but they do lobby/bribes...
Again, I'm just saying listen to what the majority want... you know... good old school democracy...
Almost everyone is a tourist at some point.
Do landlords vote? Are they residents? Many normal people are landlords. You will never be a billionaire. Some people will never be guilded professionals or make it to the Ivy League. Many of the normal people who "make it" in life will be landlords.
Everyone's income is someone else's expense.
In San Francisco, where I live, the idea to drive out the "techies" couldn't be more boneheaded. Where are those agitators now? Careful what you wish for.
I don't know how to convince people to lean less into the aesthetics of a political position. If you feel like you are saying something that boils down to, "the right people get all the things, and the wrong people got nothing," it's an easy position to take when charts are going up, when interest rates are low, and when you happen to be part of the group of "right people."
My local area simply put in the restriction that only one property can be listed on AirBnB by one person, and that the property must be the person’s primary tax residence, and so now the local market has nearly entirely dried up even though that was allegedly the original purpose of AirBnB.
You cannot know whether this is true for all tourist/nomad hotspots (by being a hotspot they're actually suffering), e.g. Portugal/Colombia/Vietnam.
However... I still support whatever the people in those cities decide... so if they decide "no tourism" then they should be heard...