The anti-Airbnb bill becomes a camphor agent of the hotel business and the price increases

ByDirk Knight

Airbnb, a service to lend a room left over at home to a traveler, is gaining popularity due to being able to stay cheaper than a normal hotel and to get in touch with locals, but there is a fact that the hotel industry is rebounding . Anti Airbnb bill in New York State was concluded on 21st October 2016, but LaSalle Hotel Properties, which conducts the hotel business, said that the hotel price will rise due to this bill, and it received a repulsion from Airbnb and Airbnb users It is.

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In New York State, a bill to prohibit the act of lending a room absent from resident in less than 30 days was enacted in 2010, but since a lot of properties in violation of this were registered in Airbnb, in the room to lend in less than 30 days A bill up to $ 7500 (about 780,000 yen) for the act of registering with Airbnb passed the New York State Senate on 17th June 2016 and received the signature of the governor Andrew Cuomo It was established on October 21st.

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Mike Barnello, the CEO of LaSalle Hotel Properties, who performs the hotel business, announced its third-quarter earnings report for the third quarter of 2016 against the establishment of the bill, "The establishment of this law is a powerful camphor agent for hotel business The room rate will be particularly affected, "he said.

Airbnb repeatedly warns that the proposed bill would allow hotel operators to raise the price of the accommodation, and has filed a lawsuit seeking to stop the law. Mr. Barnero said that he is buying big antipathy from supporters of Airbnb and Airbnb. The Washington Post asked Mr. Barnero's comment, LaSalle Hotel Properties for comment, but he said he was unable to get a response by time.

Airbnb commented that Mr. Barnello criticized Mr. Barnero and New York State that New York State made it possible only to protect the bill of the hotel industry to protect the revenue of the hotel industry .

In front of the New York State Governor's office, users renting rooms at Airbnb oppose the enforcement of the anti-Airbnb billdemoBe careful. The conflict between Airbnb and New York State hotel industry seems to continue for a while.