CHATA wants mandatory registration private holiday rental
WILLEMSTAD - The hotel sector wants a mandatory registration of all apartment landlords on Curaçao. This makes it easier to collect the tourist tax. The Curaçao Hospitality and Tourism Association (CHATA) which More...
Caribbean Vacation Markets set trend for collaboration, tax collection with Airbnb
Airbnb agreements and tax deals are accelerating in vacation rental markets in the Caribbean, with over 10 collaboration agreements with governments in the region and lodging tax collection deals in the US Virgin More...
MOU AirBnB – Where are we today?
WILLEMSTAD - In January of 2017, the government of Curaçao signed an agreement with AirBnB for the collection of taxes. 7 Months later the sector is still pending to receive an update on what the actual agreement More...
The rise of sharing economy, benefits and responsibilities an analysis of alternative accommodation
WILLEMSTAD - Many would argue that the hotel sector is against alternative accommodations. The introduction of AirBnB in 2008 to the lodging industry created a significant change to the Tourism Landscape. Many where More...
USVI, Airbnb sign first tax agreement in the Caribbean
ST THOMAS - The government of the US Virgin Islands and Airbnb have confirmed the first tax agreement in the Caribbean, which will allow the platform to collect the territory's 12.5 percent hotel room occupancy More...
Airbnb advances talks with Caribbean Tourism Organization countries
BRIDGETOWN – Hugh Riley, Secretary General and Chief Executive Officer at the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), the region's tourism development agency, and eight member countries, along with representatives More...
Women hosts have earned over $10 billion on Airbnb
Major progress has been made in advancing economic opportunities for women over the last several decades, but significant obstacles to gender equality still remain. The gender pay gap between men and women is well-documented, More...
Barbados Tourism Minister warns against rushing to an Airbnb tax
BRIDGETOWN – With an increasing number of visitors choosing homestay options provided through services like Airbnb over hotels, the traditional accommodation sector wants to see those providing unregistered lodging More...
Airbnb pact with CTO reflects growing Caribbean influence
Airbnb’s proliferation across Caribbean vacation destinations has led the region’s primary tourism group, the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), to forge an agreement with the home-stay provider to jointly More...
Airbnb and Curaçao sign tourism agreement
WILLEMSTAD – Today, Curaçao’s Minister of Economic Development, Eugene Rhuggenaath and the Minister of Finance, Kenneth Gijsbertha, on behalf of the government, signed an important agreement with Airbnb that More...
