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And without tourism where will the people work? I don't like the AirBnb model but I also wonder if making those unprofitable will have further cascading effects
by infecto 2y ago
And without tourism where will the people work? I don't like the AirBnb model but I also wonder if making those unprofitable will have further cascading effects on an economy that runs mostly on tourism.
- Gys 2y agoTourism increases real estate prices and brings only low paying jobs for locals. Local workers cannot live in the city but have to travel there every day to make a little bit of money. In the end tourism is a bad way to 'built' an economy. Just like mining, same problem. Short term solutions that only a few people profit from while 'demolishing' things (culture, nature) for ever.
- m000 2y agoIt won't be as dramatic as you might expect. People in touristic areas already have side/off-season jobs. E.g. olive cultivation and harvesting is big in the mediterranean during winter. Also, the point is not to abolish AirBnB, but rather force it to return to its roots: rent your extra room or your house while you're away. The problem right now is that AirBnB is used as a loophole to eschew the expenses of building and maintaining a real hotel, while at the same time creates aberrations to the housing market that tear the local society apart.