The Department of Tourism has bowed to pressure from the regulated hospitality industry to regulate Airbnb.
Cape Town - The government has published the Tourism Amendment Bill, which stipulates that short-term home rentals will fall under the Tourism Act.
“The major request from our members is that all accommodation providers should be subjected to the same regulations, which is currently not the case. Fedhasa, together with other industry associations, have been lobbying the government to level the playing fields,” said Fedhasa chairperson Jeff Rosenberg.
Fedhasa, in conjunction with SA Tourism, the Tourism Business Council of South Africa and other groups, had lobbied authorities to make the regulations applicable to all. The online platform takes a 3% commission for every booking from the host, and between 6% and 12% from guests.
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