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Costa Rica seeks to end 'unfair' competition of Airbnb

Tuesday, March 5, 2019


A bill in Costa Rica aims to fight what is claimed to be unfair competition facing the hotel industry from applications such as Airbnb. The apps would have to pay tax on both their income and sales, meet their social obligations, and register with the nation's tourism institute, La República reports (in Spanish).