According to a report issued by Airbnb, hosts (i.e. owners of properties) in Palma attracted over 220,000 "guests" in 2017. These guests came from 147 countries. On average, a host earned 6,898 euros for a total of 61 nights during the year.
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Airbnb hosts in Palma earned an average 7,000 euros last year
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To Paul Gore. First, there is a difference between Airbnb Hosts and Airbnb the company. My comment was about the company. The big problem with digital platforms such as Airbnb and other multinationals is that they don't pay a fair share of taxes. See for example http://fortune.com/2017/08/10/france-airbnb-tax-crackdown/ . Why should hotels pay 33% if companies such as Airbnb pay less than 1% of their profits in the country where they operate and around 12,5% in Ireland? It is unfair competition and it is in addition not fair to the people in those countries. It took a lot of money to make Mallorca such a nice place as it is today, and it will take even more money to develop and maintain it in good shape. Who is going to pay that money (transportation, health service, etc etc)? If some companies don't pay their fair share somebody else has to pay it. What Airbnb does isn't against the law, but talking about sustainable tourism when being such a bad citizen sounds bad to say the least.
we pay tax on our lets,and our guests who spend money in cafes,restaurants,supermarkets,sun beds are generating an income which is also taxed,so what is the problem! I have sat on my hands for months but my family's enterprise has benefitted Mallorca much more than us for the last 40 years and now we feel that Mallorca deserves what it gets,the mystery over flat letting suggests that we are no longer welcome nor are our friends and relatives. Mallorca is expensive and if it is to become unwelcoming ,then the tourists will choose .....
Sustainable tourism without money? Airbnb doesn't pay its fair share of taxes neither in Spain nor in France, Germany or other countries. The EU commission as well as the OECD is after them.