Nelson backpacker owner Peter Pattullo says Airbnb properties are a business and should pay more rates. The owner of a Nelson backpackers is welcoming a move towards regulating Airbnb operators in New Zealand. Tasman Bay Backpackers owner Peter Pattullo recently submitted to the Nelson City Council explaining the impact an "explosion" of Airbnb listings had on his business and the need for a level playing field. supplied A Nelson backpacker is calling for more regulation of Airbnbs saying it is unfair they don't pay commercial costs, despite being "a clear commercial activity". Virginia Woolf A Nelson backpacker says there has been an explosion of Airbnb listings in Nelson with 411 of those being "entire home listings"; in Nelson and entire homes in Blenheim.

Source: Stuff July 16, 2019 17:26 UTC