Comments on: Column: Your Vacation Rental Needs A Website https://bernews.com/2020/01/column-vacation-rental-needs-website/ Bermuda's #1 source for 24/7 breaking news, photos & videos Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:37:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.7.5 By: Eve https://bernews.com/2020/01/column-vacation-rental-needs-website/#comment-5209419 Fri, 10 Jan 2020 15:37:13 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=946818#comment-5209419 Great ‘Column’, Ms. Brown covers the subject well and points out the fears many had when BTA started interfering in the vacation rental market.
Who brought in AirBnB? Who gets paid directly from AirBnB? Who was behind the 4.5% tax? Who gets the 4.5% tax? Who gets above average compensation (salary, bonus & perks) for understanding the Bermuda tourism market and developing sales & marketing programs that put heads in de beds? BTA!
Americans and Canadians traveling outside their country have been constantly increasing while air arrivals to Bermuda have constantly been decreasing. These are the two major target markets for BTA and unfortunately they have completely missed the target.
All stakeholders should be very concerned about their ROI from the BTA!

]]> By: Angus https://bernews.com/2020/01/column-vacation-rental-needs-website/#comment-5208956 Thu, 09 Jan 2020 23:50:16 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=946818#comment-5208956 “ But, hold on, there is another culprit to be considered as well: Air arrivals have been down significantly, compounding the problem.“

Would you fly on vacation without a place to stay? Isn’t it more likely that air arrivals are down because of the 4.5% and thus this 4.5% is affecting more than just short term rentals? Taxi drivers, departure tax, tour operators, etc.

]]>