Articles tagged “taxes”

Short-Term Rentals

Canada’s New Tax Rule Curbs Airbnb Deductions to Address Housing Shortage

Is the measure enough to address the housing shortage? Airbnb argues that it only benefits the economy and empowers locals

Nivedita Balu, Reuters | 4 days ago

Canada’s New Tax Rule Curbs Airbnb Deductions to Address Housing Shortage

Short-Term Rentals

Booking.com Enters Into $100 Million Tax Settlement With Italy

Booking settled Italy's claim that it needed to collect VAT on short-term rentals for many partners. This could have big implications for the sector in other EU countries.

Emilio Parodi, Reuters | 2 weeks ago

Booking.com Enters Into $100 Million Tax Settlement With Italy

Short-Term Rentals

Airbnb Tax Probe in Italy Leads to $836 Million Seizure Order

As with most of these matters, this tax dispute will be fought out in the courts. This isn't the end of the saga.

Reuters | 3 weeks ago

Airbnb Tax Probe in Italy Leads to $836 Million Seizure Order

Tourism

Seattle to Restart Downtown Tourism With $5 Million Budget Boost

Seattle is another major U.S. city trying to save its downtown with tourism.

Dawit Habtemariam | 1 month ago

Seattle to Restart Downtown Tourism With $5 Million Budget Boost

Short-Term Rentals

Airbnb Hosts in Argentina Beat Inflation By Taking Payments in U.S. Dollars

Where there is an edge to be had, whether it's soaring inflation in Argentina or anything else, crafty entrepreneurs and hustlers will find a way to secure it. In Argentina, it can mean economic survival.

Anna-Catherine Brigida and Eliana Raszewski, Reuters | 4 months ago

Airbnb Hosts in Argentina Beat Inflation By Taking Payments in U.S. Dollars

Tourism

India’s Travel Tax Rules Keep Changing — and It’s Hurting Domestic Companies

The Indian government has introduced a layer of complexity and confusion for travel companies in the country.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 5 months ago

India’s Travel Tax Rules Keep Changing — and It’s Hurting Domestic Companies

Airlines

India Daily: High Tax Structure Is a Drag on Aviation Industry

Taxes on jet fuel are airlines’ single biggest cost, accounting for more than half the expenses for some Indian low-cost carriers. The aviation industry urgently needs relevant policy measures to address them now.

Amrita Ghosh | 6 months ago

India Daily: High Tax Structure Is a Drag on Aviation Industry

Online Travel

India Daily: Oyo Ranks Goa and Manali as Top Summer Destinations

Indians' love for travel has not ebbed despite rising airfares.

Amrita Ghosh | 6 months ago

India Daily: Oyo Ranks Goa and Manali as Top Summer Destinations

Hotels

Trump to Operate Hotel and Golf Course at Indonesia’s Java Tourism Complex

The Trump Organization would surely have in mind the huge tax breaks that Indonesia has been dangling to lure private players to invest in the country's projects.

Stanley Widianto, Reuters | 8 months ago

Trump to Operate Hotel and Golf Course at Indonesia’s Java Tourism Complex

Short-Term Rentals

Airbnb Mulls New Revenue Stream — Charging Hosts for Additional Services

Airbnb has lot on its plate: suspensions in multiple jurisdictions, incessant regulatory hurdles and more. But when its comes to business focus, the company is growing and paying more keen attention to how it serves the hosts on its platform.

Srividya Kalyanaraman and Dennis Schaal, Skift | 8 months ago

Airbnb Mulls New Revenue Stream — Charging Hosts for Additional Services