Do Airbnb really think there’s going to be a big popular uprising to defend them - when people hate having airbnbs as neighbours, they drive up rents for locals in tourist areas and everyone already knows Airbnb priced themselves out of the market with the push to insane cleaning fees and drip pricing.
Real hotels are vastly better in every way.
I mean, a big business getting their knickers in a twist that their price-gouging, consumer-leeching practices are getting regulated by a government? Cry me a river these companies need to be pared back a bit in the way they run their joint.
Yep, I don’t use Airbnb for pretty much those reasons, particularly rental impacts.
And I like having on site support for any issues with my room/apartment.
Tourists to New Zealand will be charged an NZ$100 fee to visit, but Aussies will be spared the tourist tax.
The international visitor levy (IVL) will be hiked from NZ$35 (AU$32) to NZ$100 (AU$92) from October under changes announced on Tuesday.
Australians and travellers from most Pacific nations are exempt from the IVL.
Introduced in 2019, the IVL is plugged back into tourism and conservation projects to support both the sector and the places visitors like to go.
NZ Airports have been hiking charges also, fares across the Tasman can be quite expensive. People will book elsewhere. AKL will become one of the most expensive airports for carriers to operate from once they finish all the upgrades.