Comments on: ‘Airbnb Arrangement Merits Close Examination’

By: Bermuda Now

Bermuda Now — Sun, 12 Mar 2017 02:18:33 +0000

What a pile of rubbish for the BTA to get involved. The whole thing about AirBnb is it’s all private citizen to private citizen.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Sat, 11 Mar 2017 10:32:35 +0000

Because now you will have to pay the govt tax and they will know if you dont!

By: Chris Famous

Chris Famous — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 22:11:13 +0000

The answer is BTA will gain from AIRBNB imposing a tax (4-5%) on what ever bookings go through their site.

By: Bda

Bda — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 19:24:54 +0000

Air BnB will share their data with the BTA

By: Anbu

Anbu — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 19:07:25 +0000

If they were half as good in gov as they r in opposition we wouldnt be where we r now. Too little too late

By: Hope

Hope — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 19:07:19 +0000

Most likely, in my opinion, to gain access to the market data about Bermuda rentals…

By: bdaboy

bdaboy — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 17:47:43 +0000

Those are plantation questions, they will not be answered

By: Tired Bermudian

Tired Bermudian — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 17:46:46 +0000

Oppositions should only comment on things when they actually have something of substance to say.

By: mixitup

mixitup — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 17:12:20 +0000

Isn’t this what oppositions do? Or do they remain silent and allow the Gov’t to ram anything down the countries throat un-challenged.

By: Bermie

Bermie — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 16:17:33 +0000

I’m a little confused. Why did BTA have to sign any sort of agreement with Airbnb? Bermudians have been renting through this site for some time now already.

By: Bermie

Bermie — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 14:59:41 +0000

I agree… what if the agreement says that every hotel bed now has to use an air mattress. What if every hotel has to rename themselves as airbnb. What if we all have to turn our houses into airbnb rental locations and give all proceeds to Oba. I am sure glad the plp is here to watch over these things and make sure the OBA is not corrupt…. rest easy Bermuda, de plp is watching out and keeping the govt honest

By: Joe Bloggs

Joe Bloggs — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 14:55:12 +0000

Dear Mr. Simmons,

Where to those concerns come from? Or are you just raising negatives in order to frighten people?

I am not aware of any law that could make participation in Airbnb mandatory and I would have thought that any such law would be unconstitutional.

Please explain where your concern comes from.

By: Andrew dice clay

Andrew dice clay — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 14:52:44 +0000

And if the government said that the sea water was salty I could see the possible plp response would be

While the statement by government that sea water is salty looks possible we at the plp believe that it still merits close examination.”