The AirbnB lodging platform reported that it presented an amparo against reforms in Mexico City that restrict the eventual tourist stay service offered through digital platforms.
The company said that the regulation approved in October, which limits the rent of spaces to 50% of nights per year, was developed without taking into account the position of all involved, and that when trying to guarantee a “alleged certainty to the industry Hotel ”The impact it would have on the hosts of Mexico City and their families was not considered.
“To continue supporting the community of hosts and really promote equal opportunities and conditions through fair regulation, Airbnb filed a demand for amparo against the Tourism Law of Mexico City and its regulations,” he said In a statement this Wednesday.
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Airbnb argued that similar regulations in other cities, such as New York, Edinburgh and Barcelona, have proven ineffective to resolve the housing crisis.
He said that in New York after similar regulations were applied, the price of long -term income increased 3.4%, occupation rates did not change and restrictions fostered the creation of a black market.
“Finally, the main beneficiaries of these regulations since last year are hotels to see that their prices increased by 7.4%. Similar results have been seen in cities such as Edinburgh and Barcelona, ”he said.
He pointed out that the people most affected by these restrictions are “real citizens” who depend on the platforms to complement their income by sharing their spaces.
According to their figures, 80% of the hosts in Mexico City rent only one property and 78% do not depend on this income as its main source of resources.
He added that 53% of the hosts said Airbnb’s revenues have allowed them to stay in their homes.
He said that complete accommodations for tourist stays represent less than 1% of homes in Mexico City, while there are around 280 thousand uninhabited homes, which is equivalent to 10 times more than those dedicated to lodging on Airbnb.
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Finally, the company stressed that the lodging activity through its platform generated more than 15 billion pesos in economic contributions and supported more than 63 thousand sources of employment in Mexico City.
Despite the amparo, Airbnb said it will continue to collaborate with authorities and actors in the sector to establish a fair and equitable regulatory framework.
He added that since operations began in Mexico, he has collaborated with authorities to redistribute tourism and to regulate this activity.
He exemplified that he signed agreements with 19 states to retain and send the lodging tax, and that it is the only platform that does so in those entities, in addition to complying with the tax reform of digital platforms approved since 2020.
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