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Are the tourists really opting for the AirBNBs over hotels though?

I think it's mostly digital nomads (whatever you like to think of them they're different from just "normal tourists") occupying AirBNBs...? (With like monthly rentals and such)

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Digital Nomads can't afford the tourist rates (100Euros/night?), but they are soaking up some of the market for higher end long term rentals and monthly rentals. There aren't actually that many of them though, relative to tourists and locals, and mostly they are looking to arbitrage cost of living, so can be quite cost conscious.

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