2024-01-21 11:10:46
When tourists rent for vacation, whether in a hotel, campsite, or guest house, they are required to pay tourist tax. The latter allows local authorities to develop their tourism offering. On January 19, 2024, Airbnb, a peer-to-peer rental platform, revealed its figures regarding this tax. Compared to 2022, the figure increased by 25% and included several other municipalities, thus gaining ground throughout France.
187 million euros for 24,500 municipalities!
In 2023, the tourist tax revenue paid by Airbnb increased by 25% compared to the previous year. This benefited more than 24,500 municipalities, according to Le Figaro. It is mainly the large cities considered as tourist centers which have benefited from the largest share of this tax, like the capital Paris. According to the platform, tourist demand continues to increase, particularly with the increase in international travel and major events in these major cities.
According to the same source, 1,600 other municipalities were added to the list of beneficiaries this year. There are 250 of them who have received an amount of 100,000 euros, such as Bresse in the Vosges, Berck in Pas-de-Calais, etc. Certainly, these are small towns that do not exceed 20,000 inhabitants, but after the covid pandemic, travel trends have changed, thus favoring small towns. “ The provision of new tools by the platform in order to stimulate the dispersion of tourism », also contributed to this new trend, explains Airbnb in its press release.
Airbnb congratulates itself for the feat, the UMIH criticizes!
Airbnb congratulated itself on the achievement and indicated that this increase in the amount of taxes paid to local authorities contributed to the promotion and development of tourism in these cities: “ This manna [financière] for communities is the result of the exceptional welcome offered by our local hosts, and the existence of a proportionate national regulatory framework, which has enabled the sustainable development of seasonal rentals throughout the country, for the benefit of the economy and the attractiveness of many territories », Declares Lément Eulry, France and Belgium director of Airbnb.
On the other hand, Gérard de Poorter, president of the UMIH (Union of Hotel Trades and Industries) in Lille Métropole, was keen to add certain nuances to this feat deemed unfair compared to the regulations imposed on “classic” hoteliers. but not to this platform.
According to him, illegal practices can be induced in the approach of this platform. “ We have nothing against Airbnb, what we want is quite simply for the platform to be subject to the same taxes and health and safety obligations as us, emphasizing that tourist taxes are made on a declarative basis upon request. city hall. We cannot verify which owner declares and which owner does not declare… Which leads to a form of illegal trade » he declares.
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