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Regulating, then deregulating Airbnb: the unique case of Tasmania (Australia)
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posted on 2023-05-20, 00:13 authored by Eleanor GrimmerEleanor Grimmer, Oskaras Vorobjovas-PintaOskaras Vorobjovas-Pinta, Maria MasseyMaria MasseyIn responding to increased tourist visitation and significant accommodation shortages (especially in the capital city Hobart), the Tasmanian government has been grappling with the opportunities and challenges presented by the visitor economy, and Airbnb in particular. Over the last decade Tasmania's tourism industry has grown significantly, contributing $2.8 billion per annum to the economy; accounting for 10.7% of Gross State Product (Deloitte Access Economics, 2017b). Tasmania is a southern island state off the coast of mainland Australia with a population of just over half a million people (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2016). For an island with a relatively small population compared with other Australian states, Tasmania attracted 1.27 million visitors in the year 2016/ 2017 who stayed a total of 10.83 million nights (an average of 8.5 nights per trip); a 5.8% increase on the previous year (State of Tasmania, 2017).
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Publication title
Annals of Tourism ResearchVolume
75Pagination
304-307ISSN
0160-7383Department/School
TSBEPublisher
Pergamon-Elsevier Science LtdPlace of publication
The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford, England, Ox5 1GbRights statement
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